Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
October 3, 2017 12:40 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 2, 2017 7:58 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 2, 2017 7:53 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 2, 2017 2:23 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 2, 2017 11:40 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 2, 2017 11:11 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 1, 2017 12:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 1, 2017 12:02 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
October 1, 2017 8:35 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
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 […]
September 30, 2017 12:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Information on the Implementation of the Banjul Plan of Action, including accession of Burkina Faso to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness; and Sierra Leone’s amendment of the Citizenship Act to remove gender discrimination in transmission of citizenship […]
September 29, 2017 2:48 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
EOC Reference No. EOC/CR/010/2016 “The Compliant was lodged on the 15th day of February 2016 as a representative Complaint on behalf of half castes or colored people of Uganda. The allegation was that on various occasions half castes have been […]
September 29, 2017 9:48 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Accra, Sept, 28, GNA — It is illegal to bury deceased persons without the registration and acquisition of Burial Permit or Death Certificate in the country. To this end, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies have been tasked to ensure that […]