Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #9

February 10, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #9

Dear All, I apologise for not being able to reply personally to each of your emails due to the large number I have received in this regard. I hope this update suffices. New information is at hand since Friday Feb […]


Harare Mayoral and Council Elections – Voter eligibility is based on residency not citizenship

February 8, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Harare Mayoral and Council Elections – Voter eligibility is based on residency not citizenship

Eligibility is based on residency not citizenship – the relevant sections in the Electoral Act are: PART V RESIDENCE QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS 20  Residence qualifications PART VI REGISTRATION OF VOTERS 21  Claims for registration Download file: here


Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #7

January 30, 2002 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Citizenship Lobby Group Update #7

This month, some people who gave up Zimbabwean Citizenship in preference of their foreign citizenship in compliance with the Electoral Amendment Act 2001, have been receiving NOTICE OF OBJECTION letters from District and Provincial Registries around the country. The letter […]


Zimbabwe: Public Order and Security Act No.1 of 2002

January 22, 2002 6:16 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Public Order and Security Act No.1 of 2002

Amending the schedule to the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act listing offences under the act disqualifying a person from citizenship by registration. Section 43: Amendment of Cap. 4:01 The Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] is amended in the Schedule by […]


Loi no. 2002-4 du 21 janvier 2002 portant modification de l’article 12 du Code de la nationalité tunisienne

January 21, 2002 9:14 am Published by Comments Off on Loi no. 2002-4 du 21 janvier 2002 portant modification de l’article 12 du Code de la nationalité tunisienne

Précise qu’«en cas de décès, de disparition ou d’incapacité légale du père, la déclaration de la mère suffit» pour la declaration par laquelle une mère tunisienne peut transmettre sa nationalité à ses enfants, nés hors du territoire tunisien d’’un père […]


Kenya Children Act No.8 of 2001

December 31, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kenya Children Act No.8 of 2001

Cap.141 Laws of Kenya Revised 2010 Section 11 provides: “Every child shall have a right to a name and nationality and where a child is deprived of his identity the Government shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view […]


Constitution de l’Union des Comores 2001

December 23, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution de l’Union des Comores 2001

Version initiale. Article 5: La nationalité comorienne s’acquiert, se conserve et se perd conformément à la loi. Aucun Comorien de naissance ne peut être privé de sa nationalité. Télécharger: Comores Constitution 2001 Version modifiée 2009 (sans amendement a l’article 5): https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/km2009.htm


State Report of Sudan to the CRC

December 6, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Sudan to the CRC

External file: State Report of Sudan to the CRC (26 kb) COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Periodic reports of States parties due in 1997 SUDAN


Uganda: The Marginalization of Minorities

December 1, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Uganda: The Marginalization of Minorities

From the Preface: This new MRG Report describes the demographic distribution of minorities in Uganda and examines their marginalization in terms of minorities’ access to education, health and other life opportunities – entitlements that are enshrined in the Ugandan Constitution, […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Cape Verde, 2001

November 7, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Cape Verde, 2001

Twenty-eighth session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Cape Verde Birth registration and the right to identity 33. While welcoming the significant progress […]