Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
August 12, 2019 2:38 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
L’enregistrement des actes d’État civil auprès des services compétents n’est pas l’apanage des par les populations de la région de l’Est. Du fait des pratiques culturelles néfastes, plusieurs personnes n’acceptent pas de déclarer les naissances et les décès selon les […]
August 12, 2019 12:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Max Bearak MUKURU KWA NJENGA, Kenya — With a nonchalance only teenagers have, the 13-year-old shook out the contents of a tote bag onto the table in the one-room shack she shares with her grandmother. Certificates and medals tumbled out. Sarah […]
August 12, 2019 8:55 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Amina Wako Exiled lawyer and politician Miguna Miguna has taken legal action against Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, and 24 other government officials following his Kenyan citizenship denial. They government officials include the Attorney General, Principal Secretary of the […]
August 9, 2019 9:02 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 09, 2019 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country’s Civil Registration […]
August 9, 2019 7:40 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 9, 2019 (ECA) – Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion, based on the recognition that […]
August 7, 2019 9:55 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Sandisiwe Shoba Without documentation, non-national children in South Africa are denied access to basic human rights. But with an inefficient asylum system in South Africa, the issues seem set to persist. “Many of the difficulties facing migrant and refugee […]
August 7, 2019 9:20 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
On July 29, six plainclothes policemen forcefully removed journalist Erick Kabendera from his home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and took him into police custody. Police say Kabendera had failed to obey a summons to investigate the status of his […]
August 7, 2019 7:53 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO Tanzania authorities finally produced investigative journalist and author Erick Kabendera in court on Monday and charged him with a crime. However, it was not the crime everyone was expecting they would slap on him. After they grabbed […]
August 6, 2019 12:17 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Ils seraient près de 8 millions en République Démocratique du Congo, des enfants fantômes inconnus des services d’état civil. Certains sont nés dans des camps de déplacés et n’ont pas pu obtenir d’acte de naissance mais d’autres n’ont tout simplement […]
August 6, 2019 8:14 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Identity documents are a fundamental feature of modern daily life; they enable us all to participate in society and to access essential services and entitlements. Given the circumstances in which refugees are often forced to leave their home countries, their […]
August 5, 2019 5:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has engaged at least 850 people with question marks around their citizenship in the eight districts of Mashonaland Central province. By Simbarashe Sithole Addressing a media briefing in Bindura last week ZHRC deputy chairperson […]
August 5, 2019 8:28 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nairobi, August 05, 2019—Prosecutors in Tanzania today charged freelance journalist Erick Kabendera with money laundering, tax evasion, and assisting an organized crime racket, according to a copy of the charge sheet. When he was detained on July 29, the Dar […]
