February 16, 2012 11:42 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Extracts: Artículo 12º 1. La ley determina el régimen jurídico aplicable al derecho de la nacionalidad, la ciudadanía y la condición de extranjero. 2. La mayoría de edad del ciudadano ecuatoguineano se adquiere a los 18 años. Artículo 35º Para […]
January 28, 2012 7:49 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Ibrahim El Mayet A clause in Libya’s draft election laws which excludes Libyans with multiple nationalities from running for public office unless they are willing to give up their other nationality, a requirement which would be unacceptable in Europe, […]
January 23, 2012 4:06 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/SYC/CO/2-4 Name and nationality, preservation of identity 40.The Committee is concerned that despite its previous recommendation in this regard, no law has been enacted to ensure the right of children born out of wedlock to know their biological fathers, inter […]
January 23, 2012 7:16 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
La FIDH dénonce la promulgation de ce texte discriminatoire. Adopté le 2 décembre 2011 par l’Assemblée nationale, le nouveau Code de la famille malien, qui entérine des discriminations à l’égard des femmes leur consacrant un statut d’infériorité, vient d’être promulgué […]
January 23, 2012 6:20 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Donald Rukare The above question about changing one’s tribe might seem frivolous but I have been prompted to ponder this seemingly empty question in the recent past for a number of reasons. The Constitution of Uganda provides for 65 […]
January 17, 2012 2:08 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Sarnata Reynolds Just as the Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) officially gained nationhood six months ago, hundreds of thousands of southern Sudanese were losing their nationality. While independence was being celebrated in Juba, the government in Khartoum was busy […]
January 13, 2012 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CAIRO (Ma’an) — The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has granted citizenship to 651 children with non-Egyptian fathers, local media reported. Minister of Interior Muhammad Ibrahim said the decision would affect 603 children with Palestinian fathers and Egyptian mothers, Al-Ahram newspaper […]
January 5, 2012 6:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
January 3, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan has launched official passports and identity cards for the first time since the country’s independence in July. President Salva Kiir Mayardit announced the official launch of the documents at a ceremony in Juba […]
January 1, 2012 5:15 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Cap.149 Laws of Kenya (2012 revision): Act No. 2 of 1928, Cap. 143 of 1948, as amended by: Act No. 25 of 1950, L.N.299/1956, L.N. 300/1956, L.N. 172/1960, L.N. 173/1960, Act No. 15 of 1961, Act No. 28 of 1961, […]
January 1, 2012 7:37 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Mozambique has not signed any of the Statelessness Conventions (neither the 1954 nor the 1961 Statelessness Conventions), although it has adopted a number of international and regional human rights instruments containing important references to nationality. The issue of Statelessness; however, […]
January 1, 2012 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
[Laws of Kenya Rev. 2012, CAP 107] REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT [Date of commencement: 16th May, 1949.] An Act of Parliament to make provision for the registration of persons and for the issue of identity cards, and for purposes connected […]