September 17, 2019 10:50 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
LUSAKA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) — Zambia and the African Union (AU) on Tuesday signed an agreement which allows the southern African nation to host the 5th International Conference for African Ministers responsible for civil registration and vital statistics. The conference […]
September 14, 2019 11:56 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
When Botswana’s Court of Appeal delivered its recent decision on 709 people from Caprivi, living in the Dukwi refugee camp, deep in Botswana and close to the border with Zimbabwe, the judgment came as a serious blow to the hopes […]
September 13, 2019 10:56 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Good news to all senior citizens of Zimbabwe born in Zimbabwe before or after 1st January 1950 Citizens of Zimbabwe born before or after 1st January 1950 who had either lost or were being denied their citizenship of Zimbabwe have […]
September 13, 2019 10:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Citizenship of Zimbabwe by birth for persons born abroad upheld by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe! Today we were in the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe for a determination of a matter concerning the citizenship status of persons born abroad to […]
September 12, 2019 8:21 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Human Rights stands in solidarity with the Namibians from the Caprivi Strip (now Zambezi Region), and wishes to express its concern about how the Government of Botswana is dealing with the Caprivians, including their […]
September 12, 2019 12:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Remise d’actes de naissance aux personnes recensées sous témoignage : l’opération prorogée jusqu’au 12 septembre Par Dios CHACHA L’opération de distribution des actes de naissance établit dans le cadre du Recensement Administratif à Vocation d’Identification de la Population (RAVIP) au Bénin n’a […]
September 11, 2019 2:41 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Press release The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) has released its Position Paper on Access to a Basic Education for Undocumented Learners, inclusive of findings and recommendations addressed to the State. The release of this Paper follows […]
September 11, 2019 11:53 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le gouvernement nigérien a adopté mardi en conseil des ministres un plan d’action national de lutte contre l’apatridie dans le pays, conformément à l’appel mondial à éradiquer le phénomène à l’horizon 2024, apprend-on mercredi de source officielle à Niamey. Le […]
September 11, 2019 10:17 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
BY BRENNA MATENDERE/JAIROS SAUNYAMA THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed concern over the high number of people without proper documentation, particularly national identity (IDs) cards and birth certificates, saying this infringed on people’s constitutional rights. ZHRC is conducting […]
September 10, 2019 2:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Conseil des Ministres s’est réuni ce jour, mardi 10 septembre 2019, dans la salle habituelle des délibérations, sous la présidence de Son Excellence, Monsieur ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU, Président de la République, Président du Conseil des Ministres. Après examen des points […]
September 9, 2019 4:24 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Emalahleni – Businessman Sam Mshengu of logistics company Sam Holdings has reportedly been arrested by the Hawks in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. According to Mail & Guardian journalist Sabelo Skiti, the case is linked to an investigation of Mshengu’s citizenship status. This probe was […]
September 9, 2019 10:21 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
For decades the Sudanese government has been heavily criticised for discriminating against non-Muslims. However the new civilian government has invited a small community of Sudanese Jews living in exile to return home. There used to be up to a thousand […]