Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

April 24, 1998 4:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Botswana Citizenship Act No 8 of 1998

Original unamended version, which repealed and replaced the Citizenship Act of 1982 Download: Botswana Citizenship Act no 8 of 1998


Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

April 6, 1998 4:34 pm Published by Comments Off on Human Rights Committee Concluding Observations: Zimbabwe, 1998

UN symbol CCPR/C/79/Add.89 Concluding observations on initial report of Zimbabwe Extract: 19. The Committee notes with concern that the decision of the Supreme Court in Rattigan and others v. Chief Immigration Officer and Others has been nullified by an amendment […]


Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

April 2, 1998 5:53 pm Published by Comments Off on Sierra Leone expels 22 foreigners

The Sierra Leone government has expelled 22 foreigners, mostly Lebanese, who allegedly had business dealings with the ousted military junta. The order of expulsion was signed personally by President Kabbah, according to a statement issued by the attorney-general’s office. “Their […]


CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

January 23, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding observations: Libya, 1998

Seventeenth session Extracts relevant to birth registratoin and nationality from the Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and state report to the Committee Download file: Concluding observations of the CRC on Libya (Excerpts) (30 […]


Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act No.15 of 1998

January 1, 1998 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act No.15 of 1998

Replaced the Passport Services and National Identity Cards Services Act 1984; and itself repealed and replaced by Act No.5 of 2018. Download file: Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act 1998 (PDF)


Namibia: Swart v. Minister of Home Affairs

November 21, 1997 2:37 pm Published by Comments Off on Namibia: Swart v. Minister of Home Affairs

Swart v Minister of Home Affairs (1 of 1997) [1997] NAHC 2 (21 November 1997) MARITZ, A.J. The applicant is a South African citizen resident in Namibia. He has been so resident since 1982. It is his declared intention to […]


ACHPR Comm 159/96: UIDH and others / Angola

November 11, 1997 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on ACHPR Comm 159/96: UIDH and others / Angola

Communication 159/96 : Union interafricaine des droits de l’Homme, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’Homme, Rencontre africaine des droits de l’Homme, Organisation nationale des droits de l’Homme au Sénégal and Association malienne des droits de l’Homme / Angola. […]


What Kabila is Hiding: Civilian Killings and Impunity in Congo

October 1, 1997 2:27 pm Published by Comments Off on What Kabila is Hiding: Civilian Killings and Impunity in Congo

The Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) and the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL) carried out massive killings of civilian refugees and other violations of basic principles of international humanitarian law during attacks on refugee camps in […]


Cabo Verde: Lei No.36/V/97 – estatuto do cidadão lusófono

August 12, 1997 8:40 am Published by Comments Off on Cabo Verde: Lei No.36/V/97 – estatuto do cidadão lusófono

ESTATUTO DO CIDADÃO LUSÓFONO (Lei N.º36/V/97) Por mandato do Povo, a Assembleia Nacional decreta, nos termos da alínea b) do artigo 186º da Constituição, o seguinte: Artigo 1º (Objecto) A presente lei define o estatuto do cidadão lusófono em Cabo […]


CRC: Initial State Report of Chad, 1997

July 24, 1997 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC: Initial State Report of Chad, 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.50 A. Name and nationality (art. 7) 1. Name 70. In Chad all citizens are entitled to a name and forename. In conformity with article 1 of ordinance No. 3 of 2 June 1961 relating to civil status, the parents […]


State Report of Guinea to the CRC, 1997

June 17, 1997 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on State Report of Guinea to the CRC, 1997

CRC/C/3/Add.48. Initial reports awaited from the States parties for 1992 : Guinea. 17/06/97. CRC/C/3/Add.48. (State Party Report) Name and nationality Name 47. Filiation is the subject of an ample provision in the Civil Code. Legitimate filiation is established by a […]