March 21, 2016 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/KEN/CO/3-5 Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Kenya Birth registration and nationality 29. The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Citizenship and Immigration Act (2011) which provides for Kenyan nationality for all children born in […]
March 14, 2016 4:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
EXPOSE DES MOTIFS L’institution d’une carte nationale d’identité biométrique constitue la décision majeure adoptée par la quarante sixième (46ème) session ordinaire de la conférence des Chefs d’Etat et de Gouvernement de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest […]
March 14, 2016 11:44 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/ZMB/CO/2-4 Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Zambia Birth registration 31. The Committee notes the measures that the State party put in place to promote free birth registration in the country. However, it remains concerned […]
March 13, 2016 9:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
by Sami Zaptia The Civil Registry Authority (CRA) confirmed yesterday that it had been forcibly taken over by ‘’ideologically . . .[restrict]extremist groups’’ who took control of its database of Libyan citizens which would have ‘’enabled them to control the […]
March 11, 2016 6:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
This question has already raised endless reactions among Sierra Leoneans which undoubtedly buttresses its sensitive nature and qualifies the subject as a burning issue. Before I state my personal position on the issue, there are a number of issues that […]
March 9, 2016 12:37 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Umaru Fofana “Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another interior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, there will be war.” Bob Marley may have died 35 years ago but those words of his are ever […]
March 9, 2016 10:51 am
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Par Kindy Dramé En ce qui concerne la lutte pour la possession de la carte d’identité nationale, la lutte est légitime car fondée sur le texte qui régit l’obligation de tout citoyen de posséder une carte d’identité nationale. En effet, […]
March 9, 2016 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Selon son entourage, Jacques Chalupa connaît de graves problèmes de santé, consécutifs à sa longue détention en prison, et qui n’ont pu être traités de manière appropriée depuis sa remise en liberté. Le président intérimaire de son parti, ADD Congo, […]
March 8, 2016 11:28 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality to their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR under its mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness. Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an […]
March 7, 2016 10:18 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/ZWE/CO/2 Extract: Birth registration Noting with appreciation the measures taken by the State party to increase the rate of birth registration, including the removal of fees for the issuance of birth certificates to children, the Committee nonetheless remains concerned (para. […]
March 6, 2016 9:13 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Accra, March 6, GNA – It would be useful, perhaps, to attempt a definition of the term ‘Statelessness’ before delving into the main discussion of this write-up. Simply put, Statelessness refers to a situation whereby an individual residing in a […]
March 4, 2016 9:32 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
O Governo da Guiné-Bissau concedeu a nacionalidade a 15 cidadãos de Casamansa, sul do Senegal, que se encontravam refugiados no país desde 1992, indicou hoje à Lusa, Sambé Na Wana, secretário executivo da comissão dos refugiados. A decisão de conceder […]