Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

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 […]


State Report of Tunisia to the CRC

October 30, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Tunisia to the CRC

External document: State Report of Tunisia to the CRC (658 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 1999 TUNISIA


State Report of Guinea-Bissau to the CRC

July 26, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Guinea-Bissau to the CRC

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Initial reports of States parties due in 1992 GUINEA-BISSAU Download File: State Report of Guinea-Bissau to the CRC


Citizenship of Zimbabwe Amendment Act No.12 of 2001

July 6, 2001 6:06 pm Published by Comments Off on Citizenship of Zimbabwe Amendment Act No.12 of 2001

2    Amendment of section 2 of Cap. 4:01 Section 2 of the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] (hereinafter called the “principal Act”) is amended by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection: “(3)  For the purposes of this […]


Somalia: Transitional Constitution of Puntland Regional Government 2001

July 1, 2001 1:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Somalia: Transitional Constitution of Puntland Regional Government 2001

[Note: the status of Puntland in Somali and international law is not clear] Extract: Article 5. Citizenship 1. The citizens of Puntland State are attested from the districts that they live in. 2. The citizen shall not lose citizenship even […]


Djibouti: Accord de reforme et de concorde civile, 2001

May 15, 2001 5:42 pm Published by Comments Off on Djibouti: Accord de reforme et de concorde civile, 2001

Journal Officiel Spécial No.3 du 15 mai 2001 Accord entre le Gouvernement de la République de Djibouti et le Front pour la Restauration de l’Unité et de la Démocratie (FRUD-Armé) — Article 10 : De la nationalité. Les personnes dont […]


ACHPR Comm 211/98 : Legal Resources Foundation / Zambia

May 7, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 211/98 : Legal Resources Foundation / Zambia

1. The Complainant, an NGO that has Observer Status with the African Commission and is based in Zambia, is bringing this complaint against a State Party to the Charter, Zambia. 2. The Complainant alleges that the Zambian government has enacted […]


Nationalité et Citoyenneté en Afrique Occidentale Français: Originaires et citoyens dans le Sénégal colonial

April 1, 2001 8:12 am Published by Comments Off on Nationalité et Citoyenneté en Afrique Occidentale Français: Originaires et citoyens dans le Sénégal colonial

By Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch The Journal of African History, Vol. 42, No. 2 (2001), pp. 285-305 Abstract: The French in West Africa remained deeply ambivalent in regard to applying naturalization policies to their African subjects. Applying a distinction between ‘citizenship’ and […]


Arab Framework on the Rights of the Child

March 28, 2001 9:26 am Published by Comments Off on Arab Framework on the Rights of the Child

Resolution No. 216, adopted on 28 March 2001 by the Council of the League of Arab States at the Thirteenth Arab Summit, held at Amman on 27 and 28 March 2001 […] 15. Children’s civil rights and citizenship rights must […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Lesotho, 2001

February 21, 2001 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Lesotho, 2001

CRC/C/15/Add.147 Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Lesotho Birth registration 29. The Committee is concerned at low levels of birth registration and, […]