Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Nigeria: Case Review: Director of SSS V. Agbakoba

June 11, 2015 11:16 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Case Review: Director of SSS V. Agbakoba

By Tayo Oyetibo, SAN Constitutional Law – International Passport: Power of Minister of Internal Affairs – Constitutional Law – Fundamental Human Rights: Extent of the powers of State Security Service – Constitutional Law – Fundamental Human Right: Freedom of Movement […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Ghana, 2015

June 9, 2015 3:57 pm Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Ghana, 2015

CRC/C/GHA/CO/3-5 Concluding observations on the combined third to fifth periodic reports of Ghana Birth registration 29. While noting the significant progress in improving birth registration coverage from 17 percent in  2002 to about 58 percent in  2014, the Committee reiterates […]


Ad-Hoc Query on Citizenship status of persons from Western Sahara (Sahrawi citizens)

June 9, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Ad-Hoc Query on Citizenship status of persons from Western Sahara (Sahrawi citizens)

European Commission compilation of Responses from Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Sweden, United Kingdom plus Croatia (14 in Total) Disclaimer: The following responses have been provided primarily for the purpose of information exchange […]


Nigeria: Immigration Act No. 8 of 2015

June 8, 2015 5:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Immigration Act No. 8 of 2015

Part II provides for issue of passports. Section 28 provides for directives to determine nationality in special cases (including in case of deportation). Download: Nigeria Immigration Act 2015


Nationality, Migration and Statelessness in West Africa

June 7, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Nationality, Migration and Statelessness in West Africa

By Bronwen Manby. Expert report commissioned by UNHCR and IOM. Statelessness is a problem of significant but unknown magnitude in West Africa. It is not possible to say how many people are stateless in the sub-region; but it is certain […]


Kenya: Battle for 2017 votes shifts to Identity cards

June 6, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Battle for 2017 votes shifts to Identity cards

The 2017 presidential contest has shifted to voter registration, with statistics indicating that over 1.2 million Kenyans acquired new ID cards in 2013 alone. The new figures emerged as Kenya’s embassy in the US announced that it was rolling out […]


Uganda: Press statement on the progress of issuance of national identity cards

June 5, 2015 6:35 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Press statement on the progress of issuance of national identity cards

Introduction 1.    The issuance of National Identity Cards to Ugandan citizens was launched by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, on 2nd December 2014. Thereafter, issuance of Identity Cards commenced in Kampala Capital […]


Immigration chief defends new passport fee

June 5, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Immigration chief defends new passport fee

The Immigration Department in Sierra Leone has defended the new passport price which sparked a heated debate in the country. The government through the Immigration department recently announced the introduction of a biometric passport, from the current ordinary machine readable. […]


Botswana: Children registration vital

June 4, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Botswana: Children registration vital

Failure to register children for both birth and the national identity card is tantamount to cruelty as it hampers their rights of enjoying various benefits and services Giving a keynote address at the launch of the second generation registration campaign […]


CRC Concluding observations: Ethiopia, 2015

June 3, 2015 5:44 pm Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding observations: Ethiopia, 2015

CRC/C/ETH/CO/4-5 Birth registration 33.While welcoming the adoption of the Registration of Vital Events and National Identity Card Registration Proclamation No. 760/2012 and the establishment of structures responsible for coordinating and supporting the registration and implementation of birth registration pilot projects, […]


Biometric passports issued to Mozambicans in South Africa

June 2, 2015 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Biometric passports issued to Mozambicans in South Africa

All Mozambicans working and living in South Africa must have a biometric passport by November of this year. The South African authorities say that, after that date, nobody will be allowed to enter the country without such a document. Mozambican […]


Governance and Policy Coordination: The Case of Birth Registration in Ghana

June 1, 2015 2:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Governance and Policy Coordination: The Case of Birth Registration in Ghana

By B. Guy Peters and Andrew Mawson Conclusion: “The study identified a general lack of coordination and collaboration at all levels of government concerning birth registration. As indicated above, the Births and Deaths Registry is not well connected to other […]