Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Mauritania refugees in Senegal to return home in December

November 2, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Mauritania refugees in Senegal to return home in December

Repatriation of some 24,000 Mauritanian refugees who have been living in Senegal for nearly two decades will start returning home in December, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday. “The first convoy of returning candidates is […]


Western Sahara: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

November 1, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Western Sahara: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

By Issaka K. Souaré Introduction In its Resolution 40/50 adopted in December 1985, the General Assembly of the United Nations argued that ‘the question of Western Sahara is a question of decolonisation, which remains to be completed on the basis […]


Egypt: Prohibited identities: State interference with religious freedom

November 1, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Prohibited identities: State interference with religious freedom

All Egyptians upon reaching 16 years of age must, by law, obtain a national identification document that includes a national identification number (raqamqawmi) assigned at birth. A national ID is essential to obtain access to post-secondary schooling, get a job, […]


Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended to 2007

October 30, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended to 2007

Constitution of Zimbabwe as amended at 30th October, 2007, up to and including amendments made by Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment) No. 18 Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007). Download file: here


Lesotho: Lekhoaba and Another v Director of Immigration and Others (Constitutional Case No.3/07)

October 26, 2007 7:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Lesotho: Lekhoaba and Another v Director of Immigration and Others (Constitutional Case No.3/07)

Peete J.: Introduction [1 ] In the Lesotho of today, this unique case raises an important issue of a “crisis of identity” under the new democratic constitutional dispensation. [2] Lesotho is a democratic Kingdom, geographically situated, rather conspicuously, in the […]


Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

October 24, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

Dakar, Oct 24, 2007 A group that claims to represent some of the 30,000 Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal says the recent arrest of some returnees is a sign that the planned repatriation of thousands of others should not go […]


UN appeals for urgently needed funds for Sahrawi and Mauritanian refugees

October 16, 2007 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on UN appeals for urgently needed funds for Sahrawi and Mauritanian refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today urgently appealed for funding for its work in refugee camps in Western Sahara and Algeria as well as for the repatriation of Mauritanian refugees. The agency’s spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis told reporters […]


Report on the identity documents available in the Ugandan legal and administrative system and other supporting documentation for applications for participation in proceedings in Uganda

October 12, 2007 10:41 am Published by Comments Off on Report on the identity documents available in the Ugandan legal and administrative system and other supporting documentation for applications for participation in proceedings in Uganda

Prepared by the Victims Participation and Reparations Section This report is submitted in accordance with the Decision on victims’ applications for participation a/0010/06, a/0064/06 to a/0070/06, a/0081/06 to a/0104/06 and a/0111/06 to a/0127/06, issued by the Single Judge on 10 […]


Birth Registration of Children in Zimbabwe

October 1, 2007 3:27 pm Published by Comments Off on Birth Registration of Children in Zimbabwe

The current study was commissioned by Justice for Children Trust (JCT). JCT is a locally registered trust headquartered in Harare. It was formed to offer free legal services to disadvantaged children in Zimbabwe. In its work with disadvantaged children, JCT […]


Of “Doubtful Nationality”: Political Manipulation of Citizenship in the D. R. Congo

October 1, 2007 2:19 pm Published by Comments Off on Of “Doubtful Nationality”: Political Manipulation of Citizenship in the D. R. Congo

By Stephen Jackson, Citizenship Studies, vol.11:5, 2007, pp.481-500 ABSTRACT Politically fomented restrictions on citizenship eligibility are on the rise in Africa. This has proven particularly so in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where, over more than 40 years since independence, […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Audience Foraines 2007 – Le Mode Opératoire

September 27, 2007 10:16 am Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Audience Foraines 2007 – Le Mode Opératoire

I – POPULATION CIBLE A – PERSONNES CONCERNEES Pour participer à l’opération spéciale d’audiences foraines, il faut : – être âgé de 13 ans révolus, c’est-à-dire 13 ans plus 1 jour au moins, quelle que soit la nationalité de l’intéressé […]


Cote d’Ivoire Decision n° 2007-14/pr du 21 septembre 2007 portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines

September 21, 2007 2:39 pm Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire Decision n° 2007-14/pr du 21 septembre 2007 portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines

Télécharger ici: Decision portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines Unofficial English translation: 2007 Special provisions in matters of field hearings (PDF, 18 kb)