July 18, 2019 2:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
1. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges […]
July 16, 2019 8:08 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Guest column: Paul Kaseke For some time now, Zimbabweans have not been able to renew their passports or obtain new ones due to what the Registrar-General’s office has termed ‘an acute shortage of passport paper’. It almost seems like the […]
July 15, 2019 5:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By George Mugo In Summary: Shunned in Kenya and Zimbabwe, the Shona are unable to do business legally or own property. They were allowed to register with Huduma Namba as stateless people, but are yet to be given IDs. Over […]
July 15, 2019 5:40 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter PUBLIC hearings on the national inquiry on access to national documentation in the country are set to commence today in Matabeleland North province. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) said the public hearings, held […]
July 12, 2019 7:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire CRC/C/CIV/CO/2 Birth registration 24.The Committee is concerned about: (a)The very high number of children who do not possess a birth certificate and that parents incur multiple direct and indirect costs […]
July 12, 2019 3:17 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Telecharger: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2019/en/27842
July 9, 2019 7:24 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Egyptian parliament approved on Sunday some amendments drafted by the government to two laws regulating Egyptian nationality (law 26/1975), and the residence of foreigners in the country (89/1960). The parliament’s forth legislative term will conclude this week, totalling 10 […]
July 9, 2019 7:11 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Yolisa Tswanya Cape Town – Nearly 30% of foreign children in youth and care centres in the Western Cape have no documents of proof of birth. This was among the findings of a breakthrough study by the Scalabrini Centre […]
July 8, 2019 9:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
With the registry office facing a backlog of 280,000 applications, some people have waited close to a year to work or study abroad Nyasha Chingono Every morning for the past two months Eldah Makuvise, 35, has braved the cold winter […]
July 8, 2019 6:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/SWZ/2-4 Combined second to fourth periodic reports submitted by Eswatini under article 44 of the Convention, due in 2011 [Date received: 19 December 2017] Part 4 Civil rights and freedoms 4.1.Birth registration, name and nationality and preservation of identity 58.Children’s […]
July 8, 2019 5:14 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Bronwen Manby Abstract This paper presents a synthesis of research findings on the identification needs of Sub-Saharan African and other migrants and refugees in Egypt and Morocco, particularly focusing on children born outside the country of nationality of their […]
July 8, 2019 9:22 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
According to the report, which included more than 300 foreign national children, 40% of children have no evidence of their nationality. Kaylynn Palm CAPE TOWN – Close to 40% of foreign children entering South Africa are at risk of statelessness and […]
