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Video: Trekking against Statelessness in Kenya

November 9, 2016 4:57 pm Published by Comments Off on Video: Trekking against Statelessness in Kenya

Four-part video by the Kenya Human Rights Commission on the protest march by the Makonde people seeking recognition of Kenyan citizenship. Part 1: The Trek Part 2: Uhuru Park Part 3: State House Part 4: Compilation: citizenship recognised  


Constitution de la Cote d’Ivoire, 2016

November 8, 2016 5:15 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution de la Cote d’Ivoire, 2016

LOI N° 2016-886 DU 08 NOVEMBRE 2016 PORTANT CONSTITUTION DE LA REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D’IVOIRE Article 55Le Président de la République est élu pour cinq ans au suffrage universel direct. Il n’est rééligible qu’une fois. Il choisit un vice-Président de […]


Ugandans in UK urged on dual citizenship

November 8, 2016 4:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Ugandans in UK urged on dual citizenship

The Uganda High Commissioner to UK, Prof. Joyce Kikafunda has called upon Ugandans in the diaspora to lobby the Ugandan government to acquire dual citizenship. See more


SADC: ‘Women biggest victims of statelessness’

November 8, 2016 9:49 am Published by Comments Off on SADC: ‘Women biggest victims of statelessness’

THE Sadc Parliamentary Forum (PF) Women’s Regional Caucus, which is currently in session in Harare, yesterday urged its affiliate 14 member States to look at the issue of statelessness with a gender lens as it impacted more on women and […]


Allan | Short Documentary 2016

November 7, 2016 9:23 am Published by Comments Off on Allan | Short Documentary 2016

Short docmentary featuring story of a Kenyan child taken to South Africa who becomes stateless.


Los españoles de Guinea también tienen derechos

November 4, 2016 12:56 pm Published by Comments Off on Los españoles de Guinea también tienen derechos

La Confederación hispánica, o sea las casi 5000 personas que se agrupan alrededor de una página del mismo nombre en la red social de Facebook, piden el reconocimiento a la nacionalidad española de los ecuato-guineanos. Para hacerlo han puesto a […]


Liberian government grants nationality to former Liberian refugees at risk of statelessness

November 4, 2016 12:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberian government grants nationality to former Liberian refugees at risk of statelessness

To prevent former Liberian refugees in West Africa from becoming stateless, the Liberian government has been conducting re-assesment missions of those at risk of statelessness in countries where they have sought asylum. DAKAR, SENEGAL, 4 November 2016 (UNHCR) – “I am […]


Côte-d’Ivoire: Près de 78.000 enfants nés en exil ne sont pas déclarés à l’état-civil (ministère)

November 4, 2016 11:09 am Published by Comments Off on Côte-d’Ivoire: Près de 78.000 enfants nés en exil ne sont pas déclarés à l’état-civil (ministère)

Près de soixante-dix-huit mille Ivoiriens nés hors de la Côte d’Ivoire entre 2011 et 2016 du fait de la crise post-électorale n’ont pas d’extrait d’acte de naissance, a révélé jeudi le coordonnateur du Service d’aide et d’assistance aux réfugiés et […]


Bideew Bou Bess commits to fight statelessness with a new song

November 3, 2016 3:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Bideew Bou Bess commits to fight statelessness with a new song

The Senegalese music band just released a powerful clip with the help of UNHCR. On the occasion of the second anniversary of the #IBelong Campaign this month to Eradicate Global Statelessness in 10 years, Bideew Bou Bess – or “New […]


Côte d’Ivoire: la nouvelle Constitution créant la 3e République adoptée

November 2, 2016 6:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire: la nouvelle Constitution créant la 3e République adoptée

C’est fait, la nouvelle Constitution créant la 3e République de la Côte d’Ivoire a été adoptée lors du référendum de dimanche 30 octobre : adoption à 93,42% des suffrages exprimés tandis que l’opposition avait appelé à un boycott de ce […]


Egypt parliament gives government 14 days to draft new Equal Citizenship Law

November 1, 2016 9:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt parliament gives government 14 days to draft new Equal Citizenship Law

A law drafted by the parliament’s legislative committee is currently barred from discussion upon request of government Egypt’s House of Representative gave the government a 14-day ultimatum to finish drafting a new Equal Citizenship Law, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported on […]