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Niger : un employé du bureau du HCR au Bénin va suivre le projet annoncé par le Niger concernant l’expulsion de nomades Mahamides

October 27, 2006 6:46 am Published by Comments Off on Niger : un employé du bureau du HCR au Bénin va suivre le projet annoncé par le Niger concernant l’expulsion de nomades Mahamides

Ceci est un résumé des déclarations du porte-parole du HCR Ron Redmond – à qui toute citation peut être attribuée – lors de la conférence de presse du 27 octobre 2006 au Palais des Nations à Genève. Nous avons reçu […]


Niger suspends decision to deport Arabs to Chad

October 27, 2006 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Niger suspends decision to deport Arabs to Chad

Niger’s cabinet on Friday suspended a decision to deport thousands of Mahamid Arabs back to Chad after neighbouring countries intervened to request a halt, the communications minister said. The West African government had announced on Tuesday it would expel the […]


Niamey renonce à expulser les Arabes Mahamides

October 26, 2006 6:48 am Published by Comments Off on Niamey renonce à expulser les Arabes Mahamides

par Antonio  Garcia Le conseil des ministres réuni vendredi à Niamey a décidé d’annuler l’ordre d’expulsion de dizaines de milliers d’Arabes Mahamides vers le Tchad. Des opérations étaient en cours depuis plusieurs jours, près de la frontière, en vue du […]


Niger begins expelling nomad Arabs to Chad

October 26, 2006 6:43 am Published by Comments Off on Niger begins expelling nomad Arabs to Chad

NIAMEY, Oct 26, 2006 (AFP) – The west African state of Niger has started expelling nomadic Mahamid Arabs, the governor of the remote Diffa region said Thursday while government officials in Niamey sought to ease concerns at the measure. “The […]


Niamey veut expulser les Arabes Mahamides au Tchad

October 26, 2006 6:28 am Published by Comments Off on Niamey veut expulser les Arabes Mahamides au Tchad

par Antonio  Garcia Selon un député nigérien cité par l’Agence France Presse, Nyamey aurait pris des mesures pour expulser au Tchad des dizaines de milliers de Mahamides, une communauté arabe installée depuis des décennies dans la région frontalière. Les autorités […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Benin, 2006

October 20, 2006 8:14 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Benin, 2006

CRC/C/BEN/CO/2 Forty-third session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Benin Birth registration 35. While noting the measures undertaken to implement the Committee’s previous recommendation, including the establishment of Registry Offices at […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Senegal, 2006

October 20, 2006 6:42 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Senegal, 2006

CRC/C/SEN/CO/2 Forty-third session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Senegal Birth registration 30. The Committee welcomes the efforts made to promote birth registration, such as the Birth registration campaign and the […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Republic of the Congo, 2006

October 20, 2006 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Republic of the Congo, 2006

CRC/C/COG/CO/1 Birth registration and identity 33.  While welcoming the law in which birth registration has become compulsory, the Committee expresses concern at the fact that a large number of children have still not been registered.  The Committee is also concerned […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Swaziland, 2006

October 16, 2006 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Swaziland, 2006

CRC/C/SWZ/CO/1 Forty-third session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Swaziland Right to nationality 32.  While noting that the Constitution addresses the right to identity, the Committee is nevertheless concerned that the […]


Libya: Stemming the Flow: Abuses Against Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees

September 12, 2006 8:48 am Published by Comments Off on Libya: Stemming the Flow: Abuses Against Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Not long ago, Libya opened its doors to foreigners. Eager for cheap labor, the Libyan government and its leader Mu`ammar al-Qadhafi welcomed Africans in the spirit of pan-African solidarity. Those days are gone. Around 2000, the government began fearing that […]