The judge expressed concern over the manner in which home affairs had dealt with the matter. By Ilse de Lange A 13-year-old schoolboy who was at one stage deported from South Africa because home affairs refused to register his birth, […]
SENENEWS.COM Plus de 34000 candidats au Cfee et au Bfem sans pièce d’état civil cette année, contre 53.240 en 2015. C’est le constat alarmant fait lors d’un atelier National de Lancement de la Régularisation des Elèves du Cycle Elémentaire dans […]
[section 4 substituted by the Children (Amendment) Act, 2016 (Act 9 of 2016)] 4. Rights of the child (1) Every child shall have the right to— a) live with his or her parent or guardian; b) where capable, express his […]
About 40 foreigners including US nationals have applied for Rwandan citizenship, News of Rwanda reports. According to the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration, the applicants on Monday gathered at a hall in Telecom house where they sat for both […]
CMW/C/MRT/CO/1 Extract: Registration of birth and nationality 46.Despite the State party’s statement that its biometric civil-status records include registers reserved for foreigners in which the birth of their children can be recorded, the Committee takes note with concern of reports […]
Case No.50365/14 Nicole Breytenbach (on behalf of a minor child) vs Minister of Home Affairs and others. Court declares applicant to be a citizen of South Africa. Download judgment: Breytenbach vs DHA judgment 27May2016
Par Trésor Kibangula Candidat déclaré à la présidentielle en RD Congo, le docteur Donat Mupapa compte bien “faire avancer le débat politique” dans son pays. Son cheval de bataille : l’avènement d’une quatrième République qui reconnaît entre autres la double […]
Constitutional Petition No 484 of 2014 This petition concerns the rights of children born outside marriage. In this case, the issue revolves around the registration of their births and the circumstances under which the name of the biological father should […]
CMW/C/LSO/CO/1* Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Concluding observations on the initial report of Lesotho 1.The Committee considered the initial report of Lesotho (CMW/C/LSO/1) at its 310th and 311th meetings […]
When President Mugabe attended the University of Fort Hare’s centenary celebrations at the weekend, he was reported to have made comments to Zimbabwean students regarding the the issue of dual citizenship. Read further on Alex Magaisa blog.
By PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta concluded his three-day working visit to North Eastern region on Saturday with a call for peace and unity. The President urged residents to be vigilant and to cooperate with security agencies in maintaining the prevailing […]
Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Senegal CMW/C/SEN/CO/2-3 Non-discrimination 22.The Committee notes that, in addition to the Convention, the State party has ratified all the core international human rights treaties, which prohibit discrimination on any […]