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Organic Law N° 30/2008 of 25/07/2008 relating to Rwandan nationality

July 25, 2008 4:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Organic Law N° 30/2008 of 25/07/2008 relating to Rwandan nationality

Repeals and replaces the organic law of 2004; itself repealed and replaced by the organic law of 2021. TITLE II: RWANDAN NATIONALITY BY PARENTAL DESCENT Article 6: Rwandan parental descent Shall be Rwandan any person whose one of the parents […]


Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance: Citizenship issues and religious discrimination in administrative procedures

July 22, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance: Citizenship issues and religious discrimination in administrative procedures

A/63/161 Summary: The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief submits the present report to the General Assembly pursuant to its resolution 62/157. In the report, she gives an overview of the activities carried out under the mandate since […]


ACHPR Communication 246/02 : Mouvement ivoirien des droits humains (MIDH) / Cote d’Ivoire

July 22, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Communication 246/02 : Mouvement ivoirien des droits humains (MIDH) / Cote d’Ivoire

Decision in complaint against Cote d’Ivoire for discrimination in relation to political rights in which the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights finds that the Respondent State is in violation of Articles 1, 2, 3(2), 7 and 13 of […]


Egypt: Child Law No. 12 of 1996, amended by Law No. 126 of 2008

July 10, 2008 4:36 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Child Law No. 12 of 1996, amended by Law No. 126 of 2008

Official Journal issue no. 13-supplement of 28 March 1996; amended by Law no. 126 of 2008, Official Journal issue no. 24-bis of 15 June 2008, and issue no. 28 of 10 July 2008. Article 6 provides that “Each child shall […]


Namibia: Tlhoro v Minister of Home Affairs

July 2, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Tlhoro v Minister of Home Affairs

POPPY ELIZABETH TLHORO v MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, CASE NO. (P) A 159/2000, delivered 2008/07/02. High Court Judgement that the Citizenship Act provision requiring a person naturalising as a Namibian citizen to renounce his or former citizenship is not unconstitutional. […]


Can Refugees Become Citizens of Uganda?

July 1, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Can Refugees Become Citizens of Uganda?

By Sam Walker The general received wisdom is that there are three potential durable solutions for refugees: (1) voluntary repatriation; (2) resettlement to a third country; and (3) local integration in the country of asylum through the grant of citizenship. […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Eritrea, 2008

June 23, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Eritrea, 2008

CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 Committee on the Rights of the Child, Forty-eighth session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Eritrea Birth registration The Committee, while noting the reported efforts by the State party to […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Communiqués de presse: bilan des audience foraines

June 20, 2008 3:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Communiqués de presse: bilan des audience foraines

BILAN DES AUDIENCES FORAINES juin 2008 M. Koné Mamadou, ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme a dressé le bilan de l’opération des audiences foraines, le vendredi 20 juin 2008, au Palais présidentiel devant le corps diplomatique en […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Sierra Leone, 2008

June 20, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Sierra Leone, 2008

CRC/C/SLE/CO/2 Birth registration 33. The Committee welcomes the various measures taken to promote birth registration of all children. It notes with concern, however, that the birth registration rate continues to be low, particularly in the rural areas. 34. The Committee […]


Zambia: Dual citizenship and the current constitution

June 17, 2008 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zambia: Dual citizenship and the current constitution

By Henry Kyambalesa I wish to make a contribution to the discussion relating to the issue of dual citizenship in the light of the National Constitutional Conference’s positive consideration of the same, and the general discussion the issue has recently […]