A total of 358 pledges were submitted on the occasion of the the High-Level Segment on Statelessness in October 2019. 252 of these pledges were delivered by States, 73 by civil society organizations, and 33 by international and regional organizations. […]
By Zitto Kabwe Zitto Kabwe is the leader of ACT Wazalendo A strong, stable and democratic Tanzania is essential for a strong, stable and democratic East Africa. An unstable, undemocratic Tanzania with burgeoning unrest can only spell bad news for […]
By Faustine Kapama THE African Court on Human and People’s Rights has ordered the government of Rwanda to reinstate passports of its citizens living in South Africa unlawfully revoked without their notification. Justices of the Court ruled in favour of […]
Society first acknowledges a child’s existence and identity through birth registration. The right to be recognized as a person before the law is a critical step in ensuring lifelong protection and is a prerequisite for exercising all other rights. A […]
e-BLJ, Ano 2 (2019), n.º 3 By Bronwen Manby Abstract: This article provides a detailed comparative overview of the nationality laws of the five Lusophone member states of the African Union, known collectively as the Países Africanos de Língua Oficial […]
Background; Cadre juridique et pratique au Maroc; Activités du HCR. Télécharger: UNHCR Note dInformation sur lApatride au Maroc dec 2019
Extracts: Statelessness Prevention DAARA Guiglo alongside AFJCI took part in two (2) mass sensitization campaigns on statelessness that gathered 219 people in Blolequin (117) and Daopleu/Guiglo (42) UNHCR`s Field Protection Assistants and partners AFJCI and DAARA deployed in the Sub-Delegation’s […]
By Bukola Adebayo Ghana made 126 foreign nationals who have lived in the country for many years it’s citizens as part of the country’s Year of Return celebrations. Dressed in colorful traditional outfits and holding the country’s national flag on […]
Summary of the facts (extract) 1. The Applicant is a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania residing in Greece. 2. She wrote to the Court on 10 May 2015, on behalf of her grandson Mr. Robert John Penessis who […]
Case summary (extract) 3. The Applicants alleges that, their passports, as well as those of other Rwandan nationals, were unilaterally and without notice declared invalid by the Government of Rwanda. 4. The Applicants alleges that, the invalidation of their passports […]
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu As Osibisa’s “Welcome Home” played in the background, 126 African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, dressed in colorful traditional costumes, became Ghana’s newest citizens. The oath of allegiance was administered by a judge in a ceremony at Jubilee House, […]
Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Mozambique CRC/C/MOZ/CO/3-4 Birth registration and nationality 20.The Committee welcomes the introduction of the electronic civil registry system, the elimination of geographical restrictions for registration and the expansion of registration […]