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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has cemented his nationalistic credentials by renouncing his American citizenship as the electioneering race heats up. On Thursday, President Farmaajo, who had acquired his US citizenship by naturalisation after serving as a […]
Par Edouard Djogbénou L’arrêté interministériel sur l’interdiction des actes à certaines personnes recherchées par la justice béninoise continue de faire des vagues. Le politologue Richard Boni Ouorou s’y est également intéressé. Selon lui, cet arrêté n’est ni plus ni moins une […]
Government move to issue birth certificates to 600 children from Shona community hailed as an important protection measure and first step towards ending statelessness for the group. By Rose Ogola in Nairobi, Kenya Emma Muguni smiles through her tears as she […]