Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Sierra Leone commended for refugee solutions

October 4, 2017 10:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone commended for refugee solutions

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filipino Grandi, has commended Sierra Leone for its efforts to end statelessness, and for taking actions to integrate refugees into the country, and getting refugees to return in dignity and safety to their countries […]


Egypt: Draft Amendment to Citizenship Law

October 4, 2017 8:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Draft Amendment to Citizenship Law

By George Sadek (Oct. 4, 2017) On September 21, 2017, the Council of Ministers of Egypt (the Cabinet) approved an amendment to Law No. 26 of 1975 on Citizenship. The Council has referred the new amendment to the Council of […]


Egypt: People whose nationality may be revoked

October 4, 2017 8:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: People whose nationality may be revoked

Amendments to Egypt’s Nationality Law have left numerous citizens fearing that they will have their passports revoked and may be left stateless. There are now seven cases in which the Egyptian nationality can be revoked, according to the law, these […]


Mali : Enregistrement des naissances : Le FAFE signe une convention avec 8 ONGs

October 3, 2017 12:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Mali : Enregistrement des naissances : Le FAFE signe une convention avec 8 ONGs

Les huit (8) ONGssont CRADE et ENDA à Gao,  ENDA et AMSS à  Tombouctou, APAFE  MusoDambé,  BNCE,AJDM, le Collectif des Centres  d’Ecoute  Communautaire.En effet, les articles  7 et 8  de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, l’article 6  de […]


Egypt aims to amend rules for revoking citizenship

October 2, 2017 7:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt aims to amend rules for revoking citizenship

By Muhammed Magdy CAIRO — The Egyptian government’s approval Sept. 20 of a proposal to amend the country’s nationality law raised controversy among politicians, legal experts and rights activists amid fears that the amendments might be targeting opponents of current regime policies. According […]


The Right to Citizenship in Egypt’s Age of Terror

October 2, 2017 7:53 pm Published by Comments Off on The Right to Citizenship in Egypt’s Age of Terror

By: Mai El-Sadany Shortly after President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi suggested at a side meeting of the United Nations General Assembly that the state of human rights in Egypt should not be judged from a Western perspective, Egypt’s cabinet gathered to […]


The First Arab Conference on Good Practices & Regional Opportunities to Strengthen Women’s Nationality Rights: Final Declaration

October 2, 2017 2:23 pm Published by Comments Off on The First Arab Conference on Good Practices & Regional Opportunities to Strengthen Women’s Nationality Rights: Final Declaration

The first Arab Conference on Good Practices and Regional Opportunities to Strengthen Women’s Nationality Rights was held in the presence of 18 Arab countries, in collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality […]


Révélations sur l’Apatridie : 10 millions de sans papiers dans le monde, 700 mille en Côte d’Ivoire

October 2, 2017 11:40 am Published by Comments Off on Révélations sur l’Apatridie : 10 millions de sans papiers dans le monde, 700 mille en Côte d’Ivoire

Selon Sébastien Apatita qui représentait le Représentant-Résidant du HCR en Côte d’Ivoire, lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture de l’atelier de renforcement de capacités des partenaires des médias sur l’apatridie, ce lundi 2 octobre au Plateau, on dénombre au moins 10 […]


Zimbabwe: RG’s Office Issues 100 000 IDs

October 2, 2017 11:11 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: RG’s Office Issues 100 000 IDs

The Registrar-General’s Office has issued nearly 100 000 identity cards in four weeks, amid reports that some refugees have been caught trying to fraudulently obtain the identification documents. Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede last week said finger prints were a prerequisite […]


HCR: Soumission pour l’Examen périodique Universel: 3ème Cycle, 30ème Session: BURKINA FASO

October 1, 2017 12:06 pm Published by Comments Off on HCR: Soumission pour l’Examen périodique Universel: 3ème Cycle, 30ème Session: BURKINA FASO

Date d’examen : lundi 7 mai 2018 (pour plus d’informations cliquer ici). Extrait: PRINCIPAUX PROBLEMES DE PROTECTION, DEFIS ET RECOMMANDATIONS Point 1: Prévenir et réduire l’apatridie Bien que des efforts considérables aient été entrepris, de nombreux défis restent à relever […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update October 2017

October 1, 2017 12:02 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update October 2017

Information from around the world including (extracts): On 7-9 September in Mauritius, a meeting of experts from Member States of the African Union took place to discuss and review the draft “AU Protocol on Nationality”. The event was organized by […]


Free Birth Certificates For Children Born In South Africa

October 1, 2017 8:35 am Published by Comments Off on Free Birth Certificates For Children Born In South Africa

The Government must extend its programme to offer free birth certificates to Zimbabwean children who were born outside the country especially in South Africa, an official has said. Most children of Zimbabweans born outside the country especially South Africa have […]