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Somalia: Constitution of Puntland State 2012

April 18, 2012 2:05 pm Published by Comments Off on Somalia: Constitution of Puntland State 2012

Unofficial translation: Article 5  THE PEOPLE 1. The people of Puntland State are the citizens of Puntland and any person who has acquired Puntland citizenship in a legal manner. 2. A special law shall define Puntland citizenship, the right to […]


Why should Sudan hurry with ending citizenship of South Sudanese?

April 9, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Why should Sudan hurry with ending citizenship of South Sudanese?

Editorial Although it was an agreement between the two nations, Sudan and South Sudan, to handle the citizenship issue in their respective territories responsibly and allowing Sudan to reassert its position as regards the estimated 500,000 South Sudanese plus who […]


South Sudanese stranded in Khartoum in legal row

April 9, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on South Sudanese stranded in Khartoum in legal row

By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Scared and confused, hundreds of South Sudanese were stranded at Khartoum airport on Monday after being denied permission to board their flights to the south in a dispute over their legal status. Read further: […]


The stateless Sudanese – Victims of Tajility

April 8, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The stateless Sudanese – Victims of Tajility

By Magdi El Gizouli Today, 8 April, is the date set by the Sudanese authorities as a final deadline for the South Sudanese in the country to ‘regularise’ their resident status as foreigners or face unidentified punitive measures. According to […]


Guidelines on statelessness No. 2: Procedures for determining whether an individual is a stateless person

April 5, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Guidelines on statelessness No. 2: Procedures for determining whether an individual is a stateless person

These Guidelines address procedures that are aimed specifically, if not exclusively, at determining whether an individual is stateless. Moreover, the focus of these Guidelines is on the concept of stateless person as defined in the 1954 Convention and on the […]


Stateless in Bakassi: How a changed border left inhabitants adrift

April 2, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Stateless in Bakassi: How a changed border left inhabitants adrift

By Chidi Odinkalu The peninsula of Bakassi has long been the subject of a territorial dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. Now it shows what can happen to people when control over the territory where they live shifts from one country […]


In Malawi, the launch of universal birth registration guarantees protections for children

March 30, 2012 7:01 am Published by Comments Off on In Malawi, the launch of universal birth registration guarantees protections for children

By Kusali Kubwalo LILONGWE, Malawi, 30 March 2012 – This week, Malawi celebrates the start of a universal and compulsory birth registration process. At a ceremony marking the event, Nicholas Dausi, Deputy Minister in the Office of the President and […]


Un Marocain peut-il renoncer à sa nationalité marocaine ?

March 29, 2012 7:55 am Published by Comments Off on Un Marocain peut-il renoncer à sa nationalité marocaine ?

La nationalité marocaine est réputée comme étant l’une des plus difficiles à avoir dans le monde. Mais un citoyen marocain peut-il y renoncer facilement ? La réponse est non : un Marocain reste marocain à vie, qu’il le veuille ou […]


Sudan – Relations with the State of South Sudan: UNHCR statement to parliament

March 28, 2012 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Sudan – Relations with the State of South Sudan: UNHCR statement to parliament

Statement of Mr. François Reybet-Degat, Acting representative, UNHCR Sudan to the Parliamentary Hearing on “Relations with the State of South Sudan” 28 March 2012 In English: UNHCR statement to Parliament on nationality In Arabic: UNHCR Statement to parliament on nationality


Lesotho: Fresh twist to Ethiopian refugee’s harassment case

March 21, 2012 11:08 am Published by Comments Off on Lesotho: Fresh twist to Ethiopian refugee’s harassment case

MASERU — The National Security Service (NSS) boss and the acting police commissioner are expected to appear before the High Court on Monday to show why they should not be restrained from stalking an Ethiopian refugee. Acting High Court judge […]


FG Uncovers 1,497 Illegal Migration Routes into Nigeria

March 15, 2012 11:56 am Published by Comments Off on FG Uncovers 1,497 Illegal Migration Routes into Nigeria

By Ahamefula Ogbu In a bid to check the influx of illegal immigrants into the country, the Federal Government Wednesday said it had uncovered 1,479 illegal crossing points, which had prompted government to erect border plazas at the 84 legal […]