June 7, 2019 2:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le gouvernement ivoirien a annoncé le lancement des nouvelles cartes d’identité biométriques pour octobre prochain. À l’aune de l’élection présidentielle de 2020, certains députés doutent de l’efficacité de ces cartes et s’inquiètent du coût pour les citoyens. Les nouvelles cartes […]
June 7, 2019 11:55 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
ADDIS ABEBA – Government and United Nations agencies launched on Friday a center where refugees can access services such as the registration of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths and receive protection referrals and civil documentation. These services will also be […]
June 7, 2019 10:09 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Complainant is a South African citizen who had a child with a Zimbabwean national who held a Permanent Residence Certificate in the Republic at the time the child was born on 11 December 2014. Finds that: “The cancellation of […]
June 4, 2019 3:34 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By DAVID MWERE Ms Mwende Mwinzi, who has all but passed the parliamentary vetting for the position of Kenya’s High Commissioner to Seoul, South Korea, now faces a tough choice. She can either renounce her US citizenship and take up […]
June 2, 2019 2:24 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Bouna, 17 adolescents membres du parlement des enfants et leaders d’enfants ont été instruits samedi à Bouna sur l’importance de l’Etat-civil, par la représentation régionale du Haut Commissariat des nations unies pour les réfugiés HCR du Bounkani. Cette activité financée […]
June 1, 2019 2:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le vice-président de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) en charge de la gouvernance économique, Célestin Monga, s’est dit vendredi « choqué » du non-enregistrement de 1,7 million d’enfants à l’état civil en Côte d’Ivoire, face à la presse à […]
June 1, 2019 12:55 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Summary In order to participate fully in society and exercise their rights as Ugandan citizens, children born in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) captivity need access to birth registration. At present, this is prohibited by a number of factors. Recommendations […]
May 30, 2019 2:14 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Une campagne contre l’apatridie dans les zones rurales. L’initiative est pilotée par l’Association des femmes juristes de Côte d’Ivoire. La question est épineuse dans le pays alors que de nombreuses personnes n’ont pas de papiers. La loi impose que les […]
May 30, 2019 10:47 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Lawyers for Human Rights welcomes the decision by the High Court this week dismissing an attempt by the Department of Home Affairs to deprive a stateless child of her right to citizenship. This decision will hopefully end the 6 year […]
May 30, 2019 8:03 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Liz Orembo Nyangi, an 18-year-old woman in Kenya, was turned back for lack of documents when she went to register for Huduma Number. The unique number has been the talk in the village. Without it, she will not be […]
May 29, 2019 1:32 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Ivory Coast has one of the biggest stateless populations in the world. The Women’s Legal Aid Association is trying to help thousands of people living on the fringes of society to get their official documents. Nneka Chile reports. Watch: https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/video/2019/05/29/lawyers-step-up-fight-against-statelessn?videoId=555671125&videoChannel=117759
May 29, 2019 8:53 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Des spécialistes de l’association d’aide juridique des femmes de Côte d’Ivoire entreprennent une campagne contre l’apatridie dans les communautés rurales. L’apatridie peut avoir différentes raisons. Pour certaines personnes, leurs ancêtres ont émigré ici il y a des générations provenant d’autres pays. […]