Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Zimbabwe: Struggles for Diaspora kids

November 2, 2017 4:14 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Struggles for Diaspora kids

by Dr Masimba Mavaza Children who are born from parents who are immigrants are normally called third culture generation. They live a particularly interesting life growing up abroad in a culture different to that of their parents. This experience is […]


Congo: Déclaration des naissances, les journalistes édifiés sur l’apatridie

November 2, 2017 1:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Congo: Déclaration des naissances, les journalistes édifiés sur l’apatridie

L’activité qui va durer deux jours a lieu dans le cadre du troisième anniversaire de la campagne décennale pour l’éradication de l’apatridie et a pour objectif de faciliter la compréhension des questions y relatives. Elle vise également à mettre en […]


Morocco’s stateless children

November 2, 2017 6:31 am Published by Comments Off on Morocco’s stateless children

By Oliver Roy There are many people around the world that are born and die without leaving any official trace of their existence. They are ghosts in their own country; unaccounted for, unidentifiable and hidden. The lack of functional civil […]


Good Practices Paper – Action 7: Ensuring birth registration for the prevention of statelessness

November 1, 2017 5:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Good Practices Paper – Action 7: Ensuring birth registration for the prevention of statelessness

Action 7 of the Global Action Plan calls on States to ‘ensure birth registration for the prevention of statelessness’, as birth certificates provide key information that assists children to confirm or acquire nationality. The links between birth registration and the […]


More Namibians marry foreign nationals

November 1, 2017 3:50 pm Published by Comments Off on More Namibians marry foreign nationals

Maria Amakali Windhoek-The Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration has revealed that more Namibians are entering into marriage with foreign nationals. The ministry recorded a total of 6,512 marriages from 2016 to 2017 and of that number 440 were of […]


Regional Report on Citizenship: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

November 1, 2017 12:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Regional Report on Citizenship: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

By Zahra Albarazi This report will introduce some of the most fundamental concepts, trends and challenges with regard to nationality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This region has always had a complicated relationship with the notion of […]


Call for Nationality Law Reforms for Gender Equality in Middle East

November 1, 2017 10:44 am Published by Comments Off on Call for Nationality Law Reforms for Gender Equality in Middle East

In a first for the region, government representatives and civil society leaders from across the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region call for nationality law reforms to end discrimination against women, following a regional convening at the League of Arab States. […]


Sudan Welcomes Its Newest Refugees

November 1, 2017 8:50 am Published by Comments Off on Sudan Welcomes Its Newest Refugees

By Sumaya Almajdoub Sudan shows how granting more freedoms for refugees to legally live, study and work can yield great results in country with its own troubled past.   Syrians have found refuge in an unexpected place — the Republic of […]


Ghana: WVG advocates for free Birth Registration

October 31, 2017 12:31 pm Published by Comments Off on Ghana: WVG advocates for free Birth Registration

Bolgatanga, Oct 31, GNA – World Vision Ghana (WVG) has underscored the need for the Government of Ghana and the International Community to initiate pragmatic policies and programmes geared towards ensuring universal free birth registration. The National Director of WVG, […]


Sénégal:10 mille élèves de Gossas sans extrait de naissance

October 31, 2017 11:40 am Published by Comments Off on Sénégal:10 mille élèves de Gossas sans extrait de naissance

L’inscription des enfants à l’état civil est un véritable casse-tête à Gossas, terroir du Premier ministre, dans la région de Fatick, le fief politique du chef de l’État. D’après L’AS, 10 mille élèves de ce département ne disposent pas d’extrait […]


Redefining Egyptian Nationality: Denying Political Rights Through Denying Citizenship

October 30, 2017 4:32 pm Published by Comments Off on Redefining Egyptian Nationality: Denying Political Rights Through Denying Citizenship

By: Menna Omar – Hassan Mosad In its meeting on September 20, 2017,[1] Egypt’s Cabinet approved a bill to amend some provisions of the country’s nationality law.[2] The proposal’s aim seems to be to increase the Cabinet’s power to revoke […]


President Sirleaf Launches National Biometric Identification System of Liberia; Attributes Accomplishment to Government

October 30, 2017 8:45 am Published by Comments Off on President Sirleaf Launches National Biometric Identification System of Liberia; Attributes Accomplishment to Government

Monrovia, Liberia: President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has formally launched the National Biometric Identification Registry; describing the launch as a significant accomplishment of the Government of Liberia. “This occasion marks a significant accomplishment of the Government of the Republic of Liberia,” […]