Le gouvernement nigérien a adopté ce mercredi, en conseil des ministres, un projet de loi permettant à tout Nigérien d’acquérir une autre nationalité, en conservant la nationalité d’origine. Lisez plus.
Le Conseil des ministres s’est réuni, hier, mercredi 25 juillet 2012, dans la salle habituelle des délibérations, sous la présidence de Son Excellence, Monsieur Issoufou Mahamadou, Président de la République, Président du Conseil des ministres. Après examen des points inscrits […]
Members of the Maragoli community living in Bunyoro are demanding recognition by Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom and central government. The Maragoli community now living in Kigumba in Kiryandongo district, Ntoma and other parts of Masindi district, are a Kenyan tribe that […]
Refugee rights organizations in Cape Town are breathing a sigh of relief following a high court judgement that will force the Department of Home Affairs to reverse a policy of not accepting new asylum-seeker applications at the region’s only Refugee […]
L’affaire Chalupa connaît un nouveau rebondissement. Lundi 23 juillet, le tribunal de paix de Ngaliema siégeant à la Prison centrale de Makala a inculpé M. Selumbe, directeur des services de chancellerie au ministère de la Justice pour faux. C’est lui […]
L’affaire Chalupa connaît un nouveau rebondissement. Lundi 23 juillet, le tribunal de paix de Ngaliema siégeant à la Prison centrale de Makala a inculpé M. Selumbe, directeur des services de chancellerie au ministère de la Justice pour faux. C’est lui […]
By Rumbidzai Dube, Senior Researcher, RAU This report addresses a fundamental issue that most people are aware of, but rarely give much attention to until they are personally affected; acquiring identity documents and citizenship. It is common knowledge that there […]
By Tichaona Sibanda Zimbabweans in the Diaspora will be disappointed to note that dual citizenship is not enshrined in the new constitution, whose draft was released this week. Despite statements from MDC-T officials in COPAC that dual citizenship was in […]
By Toluwani Eniola NewsRescue- When will Nigerians be accorded the full-fledged rights of citizens in their country, irrespective of whatever region of the country they are born and bred? This question has remained a mirage. One of the undoings of […]
CRC/C/DZA/CO/3-4 Birth registration 37.The Committee notes as positive that birth registration is almost universal in the State party. The Committee is however concerned that: (a)Registration officers and family judges often refuse to register children born out of wedlock although no […]
Most Bedouins from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula never think to register their marriages. A palm leaf from the father of the bride to the groom is enough to mark the union; families and tribal elders stand witness to the ceremony. But […]
These Guidelines are aimed at assisting States to ensure that stateless persons receive such status in their jurisdictions. They address the treatment of persons determined to be stateless by a State under the 1954 Convention, the position of individuals awaiting […]