Author Archives for Bronwen Manby
July 11, 2008 7:41 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Nadjime-dine Youssouf Mbèchez Pour la énième fois, le Président en exercice, son excellence M. Sambi, m’oblige malgré moi à prendre la plume pour dire ce que je pense par rapport à son projet de loi dores-et-déjà entre les mains des […]
July 10, 2008 4:36 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Official Journal issue no. 13-supplement of 28 March 1996; amended by Law no. 126 of 2008, Official Journal issue no. 24-bis of 15 June 2008, and issue no. 28 of 10 July 2008. Article 6 provides that “Each child shall […]
July 2, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
POPPY ELIZABETH TLHORO v MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, CASE NO. (P) A 159/2000, delivered 2008/07/02. High Court Judgement that the Citizenship Act provision requiring a person naturalising as a Namibian citizen to renounce his or former citizenship is not unconstitutional. […]
July 1, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Sam Walker The general received wisdom is that there are three potential durable solutions for refugees: (1) voluntary repatriation; (2) resettlement to a third country; and (3) local integration in the country of asylum through the grant of citizenship. […]
June 23, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 Committee on the Rights of the Child, Forty-eighth session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Eritrea Birth registration The Committee, while noting the reported efforts by the State party to […]
June 20, 2008 3:42 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
BILAN DES AUDIENCES FORAINES juin 2008 M. Koné Mamadou, ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme a dressé le bilan de l’opération des audiences foraines, le vendredi 20 juin 2008, au Palais présidentiel devant le corps diplomatique en […]
June 20, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
CRC/C/SLE/CO/2 Birth registration 33. The Committee welcomes the various measures taken to promote birth registration of all children. It notes with concern, however, that the birth registration rate continues to be low, particularly in the rural areas. 34. The Committee […]
June 17, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Henry Kyambalesa I wish to make a contribution to the discussion relating to the issue of dual citizenship in the light of the National Constitutional Conference’s positive consideration of the same, and the general discussion the issue has recently […]
June 11, 2008 2:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Bangui, 11 jui. (ACAP)- Le ministre de la Justice, Garde des sceaux, M. Thierry Savonarole Maleyombo, a signé, mardi 10 juin, un Arrêté Instituant un certificat de nationalité sécurisé en République Centrafricaine et qui doit être délivré par les présidents […]
June 5, 2008 11:50 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
THE Federal Executive Council(FEC) yesterday approved Nigerian citizenship for 119 applicants. The council, presided over by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, also approved the creation of procurement departments in all ministries, departments and agencies. Under the new arrangement, the procurement department […]
May 30, 2008 12:00 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Despite strong historic and ethnic ties, relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia have rarely been smooth. As a result, and particularly over the past decade, nationality rights of residents of both countries have been at risk. After Eritrea’s 30-year struggle for […]
May 28, 2008 9:15 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Sobre este assunto, independentemente das pessoas em causa, há algo mal explicado. O Notícias (AIM) diz: Quanto à ideia de que Luísa Diogo se tornou uma cidadã portuguesa, pelo simples facto de que Silva também registou o casamento em Portugal, […]