November 6, 2017 2:41 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Unknown attackers torched a car belonging to deputy head of the parliament of Comoros late on Sunday, the latest in a series of threats apparently aimed at derailing an investigation he is leading, the lawmaker […]
November 6, 2017 1:26 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Radha Govil KILIFI, Kenya – Tourists who visit Kenya’s coastal areas of Kwale and Kilifi often go home with intricate ebony carvings. Many of the talented artists who carve and sell these souvenirs are Makonde, an ethnic group who, until […]
November 6, 2017 10:37 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
M. Diop a fait ce rappel, ce samedi, en marge d’un concours de plaidoyer sur le thème de l’apatridie. L’objectif est d’impliquer les universités dans la sensibilisation. Seulement 70 % de la population sénégalaise sont enregistrés dans les registres d’état […]
November 5, 2017 3:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
From statelessness to citizenship – the Makonde community was recognized as the 43rd tribe in Kenya last year. They are no longer stateless. View 3 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQKDOWx1LRc&feature=youtu.be
November 5, 2017 11:28 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Members of Parliament’s thematic committee on Peace and Security have queried why the Matabeleland region recorded low numbers during the national identity documentation (ID) issuance blitz by the Registrar-General (RG)’s office. This comes amid concerns that most people in the […]
November 5, 2017 10:13 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
There are more than 4000 stateless Pemba. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Kenya works a local NGO called the Haki Centre to try and address their problems. Watch
November 5, 2017 6:38 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Adrian Fisher Esq I have read with interest, a short article written by my learned friend and senior colleague at the Bar, Francis Gabbidon Esq, entitled “Sierra Leoneans with dual citizenship cannot be members of parliament”. He premised his article […]
November 3, 2017 6:52 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Francis Gabbidon – Barrister –at –Law and Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Fourah Bay College. I have been reading in the newspapers of a number of Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora who will be coming home to […]
November 3, 2017 4:12 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
REGISTRAR-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday said people referred to as aliens were clearly not citizens, adding that being issued with a birth certificate did not guarantee one citizenship. BY VENERANDA LANGA Mudede had appeared before the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on […]
November 3, 2017 1:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Les professionnels des médias entendent apporter leur contribution dans la lutte contre l’apatridie à travers un concours. Ce concours a pour objectif de contribuer à la lutte contre l’apatridie, la non déclaration des naissances à l’état civil. Ainsi, dans l’aspect pratique […]
November 3, 2017 1:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ariat Ochocka Odulla cradles her 18-day-old baby, Angakuny in her arms. Too young to understand what life has in store for him, he is one of the first refugees in Ethiopia’s long history of hosting refugees […]
November 3, 2017 11:56 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Millions of people around the world are without nationality. Many of them belong to an ethnic, religious or linguistic minority in the country where they have often lived for generations. This report explains the circumstances that have led to them […]