Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No.1/1995

August 21, 1995 6:09 pm Published by Comments Off on Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No.1/1995

Extracts Article 6: Nationality 1. Any person of either sex shall be an Ethiopian national where both or either parent is Ethiopian. 2. Foreign nationals may acquire Ethiopian nationality. 3. Particulars relating to nationality shall be determined by law. Article […]


CRC: Initial Report of Morocco, 1995

August 19, 1995 3:05 pm Published by Comments Off on CRC: Initial Report of Morocco, 1995

CRC/C/28/Add.1 Initial reports of States parties due in 1995 Addendum KINGDOM OF MOROCCO A. Name and nationality (art. 7) The right to a name from birth is based on both our country’s history and sociological situation; there can be no […]


Tanzania Immigration Act No.7 of 1995

July 13, 1995 2:49 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania Immigration Act No.7 of 1995

Article 30 states: Burden of proof 30. Where in any proceedings under or for any of the purposes of this Act, any of the following questions is in issue, namely- (a) whether any person is or is not a citizen […]


Tanzania: Attorney General and 2 others vs Dr. Aman Walid Kabourou

January 31, 1995 10:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Tanzania: Attorney General and 2 others vs Dr. Aman Walid Kabourou

Attorney General and 2 others vs Dr. Aman Walid Kabourou (42 of 1994) [1995] TZCA 30 (31 January 1995 Case relates to electoral malpractice in a by-election in the Kigoma Urban constituency. Includes extended discussion (from p.46) of the Tanzania […]


Constitution of Equatorial Guinea 1991, amended 1995 (Extracts)

January 17, 1995 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Equatorial Guinea 1991, amended 1995 (Extracts)

Artículo 33 : (Ley Constitucional Núm. 1/1.995, de fecha 17 de Enero). Para ser Presidente de la República se requiere: 1. Ser ecuatoguineano de origen. 2. Estar en gozo de los derechos de ciudadanía. 3. Tener arraigado en el País […]


Botswana Citizenship Amendment Act No.14 of 1995

January 1, 1995 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Botswana Citizenship Amendment Act No.14 of 1995

Introducing gender equality in citizenship law, but removing rights based on marriage – either spouse must naturalise like any other foreigner. Download file: 1995 Citizenship Amendment Act


Djibouti: Accord de paix et de réconciliation nationale, 1994

December 16, 1994 5:46 pm Published by Comments Off on Djibouti: Accord de paix et de réconciliation nationale, 1994

Journal Officiel Spécial No.1 du 26 décembre 1994 Accord entre le gouvernement de la République de Djibouti et le Front pour la Restauration de l’Unité et de la Démocratie (FRUD) — TITRE IV: DES LISTES ELECTORALES ET PIECES D’IDENTITE Concernant […]


The current status of vital statistics and civil registration systems in Sudan

November 6, 1994 6:08 pm Published by Comments Off on The current status of vital statistics and civil registration systems in Sudan

This report in general reviews the situation of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Sudan and seeks to explain the problems facing the system of civil registration. This report contents six chapters: (1) General Background, (2) Demographic and Basic Information […]


Second Class Citizens: Discrimination Against Women Under Botswana’s Citizenship Act

September 1, 1994 10:03 am Published by Comments Off on Second Class Citizens: Discrimination Against Women Under Botswana’s Citizenship Act

Introduction: Human Rights Watch is concerned that the government of Botswana is continuing to enforce provisions of the Botswana Citizenship Act that discriminate on the basis of sex, in defiance of a 1992 Botswana Court of Appeal decision holding those […]