Lors d’une conférence de presse-bilan de leurs activités, les deux structures qui luttent contre l’apatridie, ont expliqué leur présence à la journée portes ouvertes du TPI par la volonté d’aider les justiciables et personnes vulnérables à risque d’apatridie, à obtenir […]
Suite à l’arrêté interministériel portant interdiction de la délivrance des actes administratifs aux personnes recherchées par la justice, le Ministre de la Justice et de la Législation a publié le vendredi 26 juillet 2019 la liste des personnes concernées par […]
Dans un arrêté interministériel en date du 22 juillet 2019, il est interdit la délivrance des actes de l’autorité à des personnes recherchées par la justice. Le curieux arrêté n’a pas fini de faire des vagues, quand une vidéo de […]
By Josiah Oluwole The Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal has nullified the election of a member of the House of Representatives, Ikengboju Gboluga. Mr Gboluga represents Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency. He was sacked by the tribunal for allegedly having dual citizenship. […]
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/4 Nationality 37.The Committee notes the adoption of Law No. 2013-654 of 13 September 2013 amending articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of Law No. 61-415 of 14 December 1961 […]
Concluding observations on the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde CEDAW/C/CPV/CO/9 Nationality 27. The Committee welcomes the measures taken to address the 220 cases of statelessness identified in the 2010 census and recommends that the State party ratify the Convention […]
Nairobi, July 30, 2019–The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Tanzanian authorities to immediately release freelance journalist Erick Kabendera, whom police said is being investigated over his citizenship status. Dar es Salaam police chief Lazaro Mambosasa said at a […]
By Halili Letea Dar es Salaam — Time is fast running out for holders of machine readable passports, with only five months to go before the travel document is phased out. But even as clock ticks, only 13.8 per cent […]
Les personnes ne disposant pas d’acte de naissance et qui ont été enregistrées sur témoignage lors du Recensement administratif à vocation d’identification de la population (Ravip), peuvent pousser un ouf de soulagement. Le gouvernement vient de lancer la distribution effective […]
By Florina Pirlea Birth registration refers to the permanent and official recording of a child’s existence by a country’s administration or government. In many economies in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as some countries in South Asia, birth registration in […]
By Luka Biong Deng Kuol* When I was expelled from South Sudan in 2015 for organizing a public lecture at the University of Juba on the Presidential Decree to create 28 states, the government in Juba, in its response to […]
Former Francistown Mayor, Peter Ngoma will contest the upcoming general elections at Tati East constituency under the Alliance for Progressives (AP) ticket. Ngoma who is currently a specially elected councillor in Francistown City Council recently dumped the ruling Botswana Democratic […]