October 26, 2018 2:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Francis Arinze Iloani The National Population Commission (NPC) is frustrating birth registration by charging applicants N4500 before issuing them birth certificates, Daily Trust’s investigation has shown. The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) factsheet on birth registration in Nigeria reveals […]
October 24, 2018 3:13 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Two-thirds of Liberians want the exclusive black citizenship law in the country to be maintained, a new Afrobarometer survey reveals. The same proportion say only Liberian citizens should be allowed to own land. President George Weah has described these citizenship […]
October 22, 2018 11:47 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The issuing of ID cards should be scrutinised by independent and impartial observers. The UN, AU and ECOWAS should engage the Gambia Government on the issue of stateless residents in The Gambia. Human rights NGOs should seek cooperation with the […]
October 22, 2018 8:51 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Coque Mukuta Aldeões dizem que forças de segurança mataram 16 pessoas na Lunda Norte O Governo angolano iniciou a 25 de Setembro uma campanha para repor o que chama de legalidade na exploração e comercialização dos diamantes, como uma das […]
October 18, 2018 11:26 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Kebba Secka Rigorous screening is applied be approval is given for the issuing of national identity cards. This has resulted in many claims for ID cards being rejected leading to some to raise concerns on how the biometric ID […]
October 16, 2018 8:25 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concluding observations on the initial report of Mozambique CMW/C/MOZ/CO/1 Birth registration and nationality 45.The Committee is concerned that a large number of births in the State party have not been registered and that a lack of information, bureaucratic obstacles and […]
October 15, 2018 8:18 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concluding observations on the initial report of Madagascar CMW/C/MDG/CO/1 Birth registration and nationality 39.The Committee notes the legislative measures taken by the State party to reduce statelessness. However, it is concerned about the high number of stateless persons in the […]
October 15, 2018 12:01 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
29 October – 3 November 2018 Malabo, Equatorial Guinea OBJECTIVES Consider and adopt the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Right on the Specific Aspects of the Right to a Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in […]
October 15, 2018 10:35 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Les Béninois enregistrés sur la base de témoignage lors du recensement électoral national approfondi (Rena), vont disposer d’un acte de naissance dans les tout prochains jours en application de la loi n°2018-26 du 03 août 2018 portant autorisation d’inscription à […]
October 12, 2018 12:51 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Department of Home Affairs invites you to comment on the Draft Regulations on the Registration of Births and Deaths, 2018. Download from Parliamentary Monitoring Group: https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/753/
October 11, 2018 9:53 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le gouvernement béninois s’est engagé à délivrer à titre gratuit, des actes de naissance à 2,5 millions de Béninois, qui n’en disposent pas, à travers le projet d’enregistrement dérogatoire à l’état civil, a annoncé mercredi à Cotonou le ministre béninois […]
October 11, 2018 9:43 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Abdoulaye Harissou : Ce combat est un combat d’abord humanitaire, pour l’Afrique subsaharienne qui compte 85 millions d’enfants qui ne sont ni déclarés ni inscrits à l’état civil. Ce qui pose un réel problème pour ces enfants qui n’arrivent pas à […]
