A court yesterday stopped the prosecution of former Wajir South MP Mahamud Sirat over allegations of false acquisition of Kenyan citizenship. Sirat was to plead to the charges but this did not happen after his lawyer informed Nairobi chief magistrate […]
As adopted by the 18th Extraordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, August 2015 Download from ACHPR website: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_citizenship_protocol_en_sept2015_achpr.pdf Explanatory memorandum: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_protocol_explanatory_memo_june2015.pdf In French: Projet de Protocole nationalite FR Sept2015 CADHP Note explicative: Note explicative projet […]
This report analyzes the Identity Management System of the Republic of Botswana with respect to 1) accessibility, 2) robustness, 3) integration and regulated access to data, and 4) legal frameworks and data protection, and documents the extent to which the […]
Since the beginning of 2013, approximately 10,000 African asylum seekers who had fled to Israel seeking refuge have left. Israeli authorities classify these departures as “voluntary”, but in reality those choosing to leave do so as a result of severe […]
Ousmane Koné, PhD dissertation, University of Montreal Abstract (French followed by English) L’objectif de cette thèse est d’analyser et de comprendre la dynamique de la controverse autour de l’adoption en 2009 du code des personnes et de la famille au […]
Vice President Victor Bockarie Foh, on Monday 31st August 2015 at the Ministry of Internal Affairs conference Room in Freetown, officially launched the new electronic passport jointly organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Immigration Department. The ceremony […]
Highlights African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights adoption of a draft protocol on the right to a nationality in Africa. Download file here.
The Government of Nigeria has taken its fight against foreigners’ participation in the country’s elections a step higher with the introduction of National Identification Cards. This comes at a time all indications point to an obvious participation of many foreigners […]
BACKGROUND With just one year to go before the end of its term in August 2016, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) remains committed to achieving priorities for vision 2016 and PSG1 (Inclusive Politics) milestones. As a lead agency of […]
By Chris Onyemenam, DG/CEO, National Identity Management Commission, NIMC. As government agencies (MDAs) began to migrate from manual records to semi-automated and electronic processing, with the advent of biometric identification and smart card technology, the quest for data capture activities […]
opinion By Duke Mwancha Recent news on issues of citizenship, statelessness and marginalisation have featured Nubian, Makonde, Shona, Somali and Arab communities in Kenya. These are groups with historical or ethnic ties to other countries who have either been rendered […]
By Tefo Tefo FORMER Commissioner of Refugees in the Ministry of Home Affairs Francis Tlhopheho Sefali will spend 10 years behind bars if he fails to pay a M20 000 fine imposed by the Maseru Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday this […]