Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Thousands of Batswana become foreigners overnight

November 18, 2011 9:48 am Published by Comments Off on Thousands of Batswana become foreigners overnight

LAWRENCE SERETSE Correspondent Thousands of Batswana who have taken their citizenship for granted until now are reeling in shock after learning that they are foreigners; that is, they are not recognised as Batswana. The problem is that many of them […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Decision No. CI-2011-EL-54/18-11/CC/SG

November 17, 2011 2:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Decision No. CI-2011-EL-54/18-11/CC/SG

Contestation de l’éligibilité du sieur Tioté Souhaluo aux élections législatives de décembre 2011. Telecharger: Cote dIvoire Decision CI-2001-EL-54 du 17 novembre 2011 – Confirmation de perte de la nationalité


Libya: The World’s Largest Sandbox

November 11, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Libya: The World’s Largest Sandbox

By Frank Jacobs Borderlines If it bleeds, it leads, goes the journalistic dictum. But the reverse is also true, which is why, through all the millions of words published in the last nine months about Libya, you’ve never heard of […]


Statelessness in Southern Africa

November 3, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Statelessness in Southern Africa

By Bronwen Manby This background paper was commissioned by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for a Regional Conference on Statelessness in Southern Africa, which was hosted by UNHCR in Mbombela (Nelspruit), South Africa 1-3 November 2011. The […]


Code de la nationalité marocaine 1958, modifié 2011

October 25, 2011 5:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Code de la nationalité marocaine 1958, modifié 2011

Dahir n° 1-58-250 du 21 safar 1378 (6 septembre 1958) portant code de la nationalité marocaine Version consolidée en date du 26 octobre 2011 — tel que modifié par les textes suivants Dahir n° 1-11-170 du 27 kaada 1432 (25 […]


Abusing citizenship in Zambia – Again

October 17, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Abusing citizenship in Zambia – Again

By Sebastian Kohn Over the last couple of decades, in many places around the world, the manipulation of citizenship laws for political purposes has been a popular way of excluding opponents and silencing critics. Even though international law provides strong […]


Mauritanie: Memorandum du mouvement « touche pas a ma nationalité »

October 6, 2011 11:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Mauritanie: Memorandum du mouvement « touche pas a ma nationalité »

« La Société mauritanienne est traversée en profondeur par des pratiques persistantes de discrimination de nature ethnique et raciale, ancrées dans les tradition culturelles et prégnantes dans les structures sociales et les mentalités. Des facteurs récurrents dans la société mauritanienne […]


Case watch: An African victory in the struggle against statelessness

October 4, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Case watch: An African victory in the struggle against statelessness

By Laura Bingham, legal officer for the equality/citizenship issue area of the Open Society Justice Initiative. A decision by an African regional children’s rights committee delivered on behalf of tens of thousands of children in Kenya who grow up without […]


Fear and statelessness in Mauritania

October 3, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Fear and statelessness in Mauritania

By Sebastian Kohn Over the past two weeks protests have broken out in Mauritania over an ongoing government census—leaving at least a dozen people reported wounded and one person dead. News agency reports say the protests have involved a movement […]


Rep Congo: Loi n° 32-2011 modifiant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 35-61 du 20 juin 1961 portant code de la nationalité congolaise

October 3, 2011 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Rep Congo: Loi n° 32-2011 modifiant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 35-61 du 20 juin 1961 portant code de la nationalité congolaise

Loi n° 32 – 2011 du 3 octobre 2011 modifiant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 35-61 du 20 juin 1961 portant code de la nationalité congolaise L’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat ont délibéré et adopté ; Le Président de […]


Morocco: Report on Citizenship Law

October 1, 2011 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on Morocco: Report on Citizenship Law

Delphine Perrin, “Country report: Morocco”, EUDO Citizenship Observatory, October 2011 Abstract Moroccan citizenship has evolved since the colonial period to reflect changing views of allegiance and belonging. Before 1880, the Sultan’s personal legitimacy derived mainly from his status as descendent […]


Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service Act 2011

September 30, 2011 12:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service Act 2011

An Act of Parliament to establish the Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service; to provide for the creation and maintenance of a national population register and the administration of the laws relating to births and deaths, identification and registration […]