July 17, 2018 5:02 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Yvonne Rarieya Foreigners interested in Egyptian citizenship will deposit at least 7 million Egyptian pounds ($392,000) and then hand it over to the Treasury after five years, an amendment passed by parliament on Monday said. Egypt has been looking […]
July 17, 2018 12:34 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Watch our short explainer video here. Hundreds of children are forced into undocumented lives and denied their basic rights due to their parents’ documentation status. The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights and the Legal Resources Centre call for the South African government […]
July 17, 2018 11:26 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Several civil societies have formally requested the South African government to change the rules about birth registration following a landmark legal victory in the Grahamstown High Court. The case was brought by a Makhanda ( Grahamstown ) father who was […]
July 17, 2018 11:23 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le maire de la commune de Parakou, Charles Toko a organisé ce mardi 17 juillet 2018 une rencontre de sensibilisation avec les imams, les alphas et les dignitaires de la ville à la mosquée centrale de Parakou. L’objectif poursuivi par […]
July 17, 2018 9:33 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Sekyere East Cluster of World Vision Ghana (WVG) has funded the birth registration of over 3,165 children from poor and vulnerable homes in communities in the Asante Akim North and Sekyere East Districts of Ashanti. Mr Joseph Kwogyenga, the […]
July 16, 2018 10:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Egypt is offering citizenship to foreigners who deposit at least seven million Egyptian pounds ($392,000) and then hand it over to the Treasury after five years, an amendment passed by parliament on Monday said. Egypt has been looking to boost its finances and […]
July 14, 2018 10:03 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
«Si l’apatridie n’est pas bien gérée au sein d’un État, cela pourrait générer des problèmes sociologiques, politiques et juridiques. Puisque les apatrides constituent un groupe de personnes qui existent sur un territoire bien précis, mais considérés comme des invisibles n’ayant […]
July 13, 2018 11:04 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Bongani Nkosi Johannesburg – Home Affairs has been accused of violating human rights after refusing to grant citizenship to children born to undocumented mothers, but whose fathers are South African. In a scathing judgment delivered at the North Gauteng […]
July 13, 2018 9:54 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Numéro 1 de la cité des Kobourou, Charles Toko, s’emploie à changer l’image de la ville de Parakou. C’est ce qui explique pourquoi il vient de prendre trois décisions importantes au profit de ses administrés. La première résolution est […]
July 11, 2018 8:25 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Botswana’s authorities should not force any of the Caprivi refugees to return to their home country Namibia, if a real risk remains that they would face persecution or other serious human rights violations, Amnesty International said as the deadline for […]
July 11, 2018 8:12 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday announced a significant system upgrade aimed at facilitating the automation of the births, marriages and deaths (BMD) certification system. The BMD automation process forms part of the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA’s) flagship […]
July 10, 2018 10:47 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Chris Burt Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress of the Somali National Identity Program, Radio Dalsan reports. The program aims to provide a foundational identification […]