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Birth registration helps fight child trafficking

September 1, 2016 3:58 pm Published by Comments Off on Birth registration helps fight child trafficking

Limpopo – Proper birth registration has been identified as a major tool in the fight to prevent child trafficking and other social ills that include child labour, illegal adoption and sexual exploitation. Limpopo MEC of health DR Phophi Ramathuba made […]


UNHCR Submission to UPR 3rd Cycle: Morocco

September 1, 2016 12:13 pm Published by Comments Off on UNHCR Submission to UPR 3rd Cycle: Morocco

Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Compilation Report Universal Periodic Review: 3rd Cycle, 27th Session MOROCCO Issue 5: Children’s right to a nationality and protection against statelessness […]


Mali : Cause des crises en Afrique : Mohamed Kimbiri : “La plupart de nos dirigeants sont des pions de la France”

September 1, 2016 12:07 pm Published by Comments Off on Mali : Cause des crises en Afrique : Mohamed Kimbiri : “La plupart de nos dirigeants sont des pions de la France”

“La solution doit être d’abord politique parce que c’est une question de dirigeants. Actuellement, la plupart de nos dirigeants sont des pions de la France. Nos présidents sont des binationaux : Alassane Ouattara, Macky Sall, Alpha Condé, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita. […]


Sudan: Council of Ministers Reviews Report On Registration in Civil Register

September 1, 2016 10:31 am Published by Comments Off on Sudan: Council of Ministers Reviews Report On Registration in Civil Register

Khartoum — The Council of Ministers, chaired by the First Vice – President of the Republic, reviewed in its regular meeting a report presented by the State Minister at the Ministry of Interior, Babiker Digna, on progress of the registration […]


Kenya: 120 People With Rare Gender Condition Seek Help to Get IDs

September 1, 2016 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: 120 People With Rare Gender Condition Seek Help to Get IDs

More than 100 Kenyans with a gender identity crisis have petitioned Parliament for the government to issue them with identity cards after their sex becomes apparent in adulthood. The petition, signed by 20 people referred to as “a marginalised group […]


In Search of Solutions: Addressing Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa

September 1, 2016 10:11 am Published by Comments Off on In Search of Solutions: Addressing Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa

Over 10 million people are stateless worldwide, with no region of the world untouched by the issue. For stateless people, the lack of a nationality deprives them of rights that the majority of the global population takes for granted. They […]


Ethiopia: People of mixed Eritrean/Ethiopian nationality

August 31, 2016 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on Ethiopia: People of mixed Eritrean/Ethiopian nationality

Country Information and Guidance This document provides country of origin information (COI) and guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection and human rights claims. This includes whether claims are likely to justify the granting of […]


South Africa: Early Birth Registration Improves Service Delivery

August 31, 2016 10:39 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Early Birth Registration Improves Service Delivery

Polokwane — Limpopo Health MEC Dr Phophi Ramathuba has urged parents to register their babies at birth with the Department of Home Affairs to help government in its planning so it can better deliver services to communities. MEC Ramathuba visited […]


Rwanda: Law Nº 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 Governing Persons and the Family

August 28, 2016 7:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Rwanda: Law Nº 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 Governing Persons and the Family

Repeals and replaces Law nº 42/88 of 27 October 1988. Download from Refworld: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5ebc1d1b4.html Amended by Law N° 001/2020 of 02/02/2020 modifying law n° 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and the family.


Plus de 3 millions d’enfants non enregistrés à l’état civil en Côte d’Ivoire

August 27, 2016 2:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Plus de 3 millions d’enfants non enregistrés à l’état civil en Côte d’Ivoire

Le Directeur général du Fonds des Nations unies pour l’enfance (UNICEF) France, Sébastien Lyon a relevé, vendredi, à Abidjan le faible taux d’enregistrement des naissances à l’état civil. Selon lui, après dix années de crise militaro-politique, 3 111 706 enfants […]


Rwanda: Local Officials Resolve to Speed Up Adoption of Irembo E-Govt Services

August 26, 2016 10:47 am Published by Comments Off on Rwanda: Local Officials Resolve to Speed Up Adoption of Irembo E-Govt Services

By Remy Niyingize On Wednesday, local government officials held discussions with RwandaOnline Platform Limited on how to speed up adoption of online services delivered through Irembo Platform. Since July 2015, Rwandans have been able to apply and pay for Government […]