Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Digital IDs Make Systemic Bias Worse

February 5, 2020 10:47 am Published by Comments Off on Digital IDs Make Systemic Bias Worse

National biometric ID programs from regimes like Kenya’s threaten to cut out—or keep out—millions from society. By Vivek Maru, Laura Goodwin, Aisha Khagai, and Mustafa Mahmoud Last week, the Kenyan High Court blocked the country’s new digital ID initiative from […]


Centrafrique : le HCR remet des actes de naissance aux enfants rapatriés

February 3, 2020 3:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Centrafrique : le HCR remet des actes de naissance aux enfants rapatriés

La cérémonie de remise des documents a eu lieu en présence des autorités locales, du représentant du ministre de l’Administration du territoire et du représentant adjoint chargé de la protection au HCR. Le HCR inscrit la remise des certificats de […]


Togo: JSFDT offre l’acte de naissance à plus de 600 enfants dans la Kozah

February 3, 2020 2:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Togo: JSFDT offre l’acte de naissance à plus de 600 enfants dans la Kozah

617 élèves, accompagnés de leurs parents, ont reçu hier dimanche leur acte de naissance des mains des responsables du mouvement Jeunes sans frontière pour le développement du Togo. La cérémonie de remise s’est déroulée en présence des chefs traditionnels et […]


Mauritanie : Vers le règlement de la question de la double nationalité

February 3, 2020 10:25 am Published by Comments Off on Mauritanie : Vers le règlement de la question de la double nationalité

ALAKHBAR (Nouakchott) – Les autorités mauritaniens étudient la problématique de la double nationalité à laquelle font face leurs ressortissants à l’étranger, a annoncé le président Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, lors d’une rencontre vendredi avec ses compatriotes, établis au Congo Brazzaville. Le […]


Preliminary Report: Uganda’s Digital ID System, A Cocktail of Discrimination

February 3, 2020 9:49 am Published by Comments Off on Preliminary Report: Uganda’s Digital ID System, A Cocktail of Discrimination

Executive Summary This report represents the findings of a preliminary study that sought to establish the impact of the National Identity Card system (commonly known as “Ndaga Muntu”) to people’s Economic, Social and Cultural rights, in relation to the state […]


Uganda’s ID System Breeding Automated Exclusion

February 3, 2020 9:35 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda’s ID System Breeding Automated Exclusion

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni launched the country’s digital ID program in 2014 and it was further expanded after the passing of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015. The system is designed to collect biometric data such as fingerprints and facial […]


Policy Guidance on Sierra Leone Citizenship Laws

February 1, 2020 8:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Policy Guidance on Sierra Leone Citizenship Laws

INTRODUCTION 1.1 Citizenship is the concept of belonging to a nation or a sovereign state. It is a legal status enshrined in the constitution and/or in statute which accord members rights and privileges along with responsibilities. This include the right […]


Citizenship Along Ethnic Lines: The Disenfranchised Indians of Madagascar

February 1, 2020 5:03 pm Published by Comments Off on Citizenship Along Ethnic Lines: The Disenfranchised Indians of Madagascar

Madagascar’s restrictive citizenship policy is not an outlier but a trendsetter as countries around the world look to preserve their ethnic mix or wholly exclude communities. Karan Mahajan The western coast of the island nation of Madagascar is a nullity […]


Nationality and Statelessness Among Persons of Western Saharan Origin

February 1, 2020 3:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Nationality and Statelessness Among Persons of Western Saharan Origin

Bronwen Manby “Nationality and Statelessness Among Persons of Western Saharan Origin”, Journal of Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, Vol.34, No. 1, February 2020, pp.9-29 Download at LSE e-prints: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/103816/