A primeira alteração à Lei n.º 33/X/2023, de 22 de agosto, que define as condições de atribuição, aquisição, perda e reaquisição da nacionalidade cabo-verdiana. Download: Cabo Verde Lei_37_X_2024 alteração da Lei da Nacionalidade
The Legal Resources Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting human rights and improving access to justice, expresses deep concern over the hike in fees for birth registration and national identity documents as announced in Statutory Instrument 7 of 2024, […]
By Ray Leathern, As someone born in Mzansi, you probably have no idea that naturalised citizens in South Africa are being discriminated against every day. Truthfully, we didn’t know the full extent of this problem either. That’s until our comments […]
From MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – THE Zimbabwean High Court has ordered the Registrar-General (RG) to end the statelessness dilemma of two minor children by registering their births and issue them with birth certificates within a […]
Introduction The concept of citizenship, a dynamic and multifaceted reality, has evolved significantly throughout history and across diverse cultures, societies, and ideologies. As articulated by Aristotle, the distinction between being a good person and a good citizen underscores the intricate […]
Naturalised South African citizens hold the same privileges as any other citizen, so why are they not entitled to ID cards? by Ray Leathern Following our trending story on smart ID card applications, The South African has been inundated with […]
Cet atelier de trois jours a pour but de vulgariser les textes sur l’état civil, les procédures légales d’établissement de ces actes et enfin l’organisation et le fonctionnement de l’Agence nationale des titres sécurisés (ANATS). Le choix des journalistes comme […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has aborted plans to use a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I) to govern the 2024 General Election. This means that the Ghana Card will not be the sole identity document for the next voters’ registration exercise ahead […]
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality on their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR.1 Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an annual background note on gender equality in provisions […]
The home affairs ministry has drafted two pieces of legislation to cater to South Africans who came to Namibia in the 1980s and missed the one-year deadline at independence that allowed them to renounce citizenship of any other country. *Fiona, […]
THE REGISTRAR-General (RG) has been ordered to end the statelessness dilemma of two minor children by registering their births and issue them with birth certificates within one week, after he and his subordinates had refused to do so for several […]
By Bronwen Manby On 17 February 2024, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) formally adopted a Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Specific Aspects of the Right […]