June 21, 2010 8:35 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Amends Lei No.2/1992 to provide stronger protections against statelessness. Download: Guinea Bissau Lei da nacionalidade 2010
June 16, 2010 5:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Fifty-fourth session 25 May – 11 June 2010 Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Tunisia No specific recommendations on birth registration or nationality. Download on OHCHR website.
June 5, 2010 2:16 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
AFP – A Cairo court on Saturday upheld a ruling to strip Egyptian men married to Israeli women of their citizenship in a case that has highlighted national sentiment towards Israel. Judge Mohammed al-Husseini, sitting on the Supreme Administrative Court, said […]
June 5, 2010 2:10 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
A court in Cairo has upheld a ruling urging the government to consider stripping Egyptian men who are married to Israeli women of their citizenship. The ruling requires officials to send all such cases to the cabinet, to be decided on […]
June 3, 2010 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Judgement No.SC 6/10, Const Application No.292/08 Supreme Court judgement in case brought by former Harare South legislator Mrs Margaret Dongo, finding that certain provisions of the Guardianship of Minors Act were discriminatory against married women who were not regarded as […]
June 1, 2010 5:21 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Sixteen years after the genocide in Rwanda, tens of thousands of refugees remain in exile. Over the past few years these refugees have come under increasing pressure to return to Rwanda: they are an ongoing reminder of ethnic tensions that […]
June 1, 2010 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Libya today is no longer the pariah state it was not so long ago, when gross violations of human rights took place against the backdrop of UN, EU and US sanctions against the country, which was designated as a state […]
June 1, 2010 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
This report compiles the opinions of legal experts as to the two questions asked of the experts by UNDP/Sudan, which were: With respect to defining “criteria for residency” in this context, what guiding or required principles and policies, if any, […]
May 28, 2010 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The “Prato Conclusions” Expert meeting organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prato, Italy, 27-28 May 2010 This was a first of a series of Expert Meetings convened by UNHCR in the context of the […]
May 27, 2010 12:52 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Par Georges Dougueli Yaoundé l’a assuré : l’article du code de nationalité du Cameroun empêchant l’acquisition de la double nationalité a été supprimé. Reste à voter le nouveau texte. Paul Biya l’avait promis à la communauté camerounaise de France, lors […]
May 26, 2010 2:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
1. The Complaint is submitted by INTERIGHTS, Anton Katz and Max du Plessis (Complainants) on behalf of Mr Kenneth Good (victim), against the Republic of Botswana (Respondent State). 2. The Complaint states that Mr Kenneth Good, an Australian national, teaching […]