After the right to life which only ceases to exist when people die, the KHRC opines that the second most important right is the right to citizenship. This is because the link between an individual and the state ispivotal for […]
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (extract) Access to documentation is a fundamental human right. It is a right upon which other rights can be enjoyed. National documents establish the legal relationship between a citizen and his or her country and they give rise […]
Enregistrer la naissance d’un enfant jusqu’à présent est une procédure plutôt facile et simple à accomplir. Seulement, avec la conjoncture il devient de plus en plus difficile aux parents de tenir les délais de déclarations de la naissance de leurs […]
This is a summary of the challenges faced by Zimbabweans in Accessing Documentation to enable them to access their fundamental rights and freedoms. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShfqEhGNA6c&feature=youtu.be
By IVAN R. MUGISHA Foreigners may soon acquire Rwandan citizenship on the basis of “national interest” if they have special skills or talents, and the ability to offer sustainable investment activities if a Bill recently approved by Cabinet becomes law. […]
Par : Christophe Boisbouvier On les appelle les « enfants fantômes ». En Afrique subsaharienne, 95 millions d’enfants qui n’ont aucun acte de naissance. Or, quand on n’a pas d’existence légale, on ne peut pas s’inscrire aux examens scolaires et […]
How the Women Lawyers’ Movement is helping families in DRC use the legal system to benefit children Like many parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nicole Kahindo had never thought about birth certificates. “I only knew that, as […]
This incredible LiveCast brings together distinguished representatives of the major identity stakeholders in Nigeria to discuss the progress the country has made towards identity for all as well as their vision and strategy for completing this journey. They discuss the […]
By Lizeka Tandwa Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has bemoaned South Africa’s treatment of undocumented immigrants, saying the country largely excludes migrants from society. While honouring the memory of renowned human rights lawyer, advocate George Bizos SC, the former president alluded […]
By Sipho Masondo The Public Servants Association of SA has lashed out at the department of home affairs for suspending a senior bureaucrat involved in investigating foreign nationals who allegedly obtained SA citizenship fraudulently. The PSA has accused the department […]
By Frank Hersey The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) needs between three and five years to complete registration of its citizens, This Day Live reports the commission director general, Aliyu Aziz, as saying. Elsewhere the piece suggests the target is […]