June 28, 2017 8:44 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
“L’efficacité de la lutte contre l’apatridie dépend d’abord de l’élimination des causes de la non déclaration des naissances, causes intimement liées aux barrières administratives, législatives, économiques, politiques, et la non prise en compte des réalités culturelles’’, c’est en ces termes […]
June 27, 2017 3:20 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba dodged accountability on the naturalisation of some members the Gupta family in Parliament on Tuesday. He and his successor as Minister of Home Affairs, Hlengiwe Mkhize, were due to appear before the portfolio committee on Home […]
June 27, 2017 7:42 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Ade Campbell On Thursday 22 June 2017, over 50 participants concluded a three-day workshop to develop a National Action Plan to End Statelessness at the Bintumani Hotel, Aberdeen. 16 MPs attended and worked to develop the action plan, which […]
June 26, 2017 10:02 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Fadhili Fredrick Statelessness is a story that at its heart reveals the struggle of the human spirit to survive, of families believing in each other, and of communities who will stop at nothing to identify themselves. It is almost […]
June 25, 2017 3:20 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By John Nditi Morogoro — THE problem of people failing to acquire birth certificates in the country will soon become a thing of the past, as the government is in the final stages of enacting a new legislation that will […]
June 24, 2017 10:29 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Tendai Kamhungira Registrar General Tobaiwa Mudede has been dragged to the High Court by a citizen who is being denied permission to renew her Zimbabwean passport because she is a holder of a British passport. Tessa Mary Ball cited […]
June 24, 2017 8:30 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
ALGER- Un décret exécutif fixant le modèle de déclaration sur l’honneur attestant de la jouissance de la nationalité algérienne exclusive, relatif à l’accès aux hautes fonctions de l’Etat et aux fonctions politiques et militaires, a été publié dans le dernier […]
June 23, 2017 10:35 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Press release The DA can confirm that Minister Malusi Gigaba failed to declare the naturalisation of members of the Gupta family to Parliament and in doing so has acted illegally, breaking the Citizenship Act. According to a letter sent by […]
June 22, 2017 8:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Amends section 5 of the 1973 Act to remove gender discrimination in transmission of citizenship to children born outside the country. The new version provides (deletions in brackets, additions in bold) that : “Every person born outside Sierra Leone on […]
June 21, 2017 11:37 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Réseau des Associations et ONGs Togolaises pour l’Education aux Droits de l’Homme (RAOTEDH) a procédé mardi à Lomé au lancement officiel du projet : « Promotion des droits des Migrants et Réduction des cas d’apatridie au Togo ». Le […]
June 20, 2017 1:04 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Les réfugiés mauritaniens au Sénégal sont toujours dans une situation difficile. Ils n’arrivent pas à se procurer de cartes d’identité et commencent même à perdre leur statut de réfugié. Une situation déplorable que pointe du doigt le Haut-commissariat aux réfugiés […]
June 20, 2017 11:48 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Despite encouraging response to register with the national civil Registration and vital statistics (CRVS) roster, the legal documents are turning up virtually useless to the holders, apparently. As the government works to encourage people to provide vital statistics on birth, […]
