November 1, 2023 1:58 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
A study conducted by Stéphane Joële Teche Ndeno The figures are alarming: throughout the world, more than 4,400,000 people are stateless or of undetermined nationality according to the Global Trends Report of 2022. More seriously, we note an overall increase […]
October 31, 2023 8:51 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Tosin Samuel Durodola Refugee Survey Quarterly, 2023 Abstract This article examines the experiences of “residual” Liberian refugees in Nigeria, individuals who remained in their country of asylum after the UNHCR terminated their refugee status. This study explores how the […]
October 31, 2023 8:42 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Prisca Wanyenya National Identification and Registrations Authority (NIRA) has revealed plans to seek a loan worth UXX370Bn from local commercial banks to fund the mass enrolment and renewal of national Identity Cards (IDs). The revelation was made by the Executive […]
October 30, 2023 8:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
La Cour constitutionnelle de la République démocratique du Congo a confirmé lundi 30 octobre la candidature de Moïse Katumbi à l’élection présidentielle prévue en décembre. La candidature de l’opposant avait été contestée par deux requêtes. La première a été jugée […]
October 30, 2023 8:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s top court on Monday threw out a suit seeking to bar opposition politician Moise Katumbi from running for president on the grounds that he was not Congolese. The wealthy businessman, whose father was Italian, is […]
October 26, 2023 3:09 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Farirai Machivenyika–Senior Reporter Traditional leaders will confirm births and deaths as part of Government’s effort to decentralise the issuing of identity documents, Registrar-General Mr Henry Machiri told the Portfolio Committee on Defence, Home Affairs and Security Services on Monday […]
October 24, 2023 4:22 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Esther Kengue Les multiples interpellations de faussaires enregistrées ces dernières années ne semblent pas dissuader certains indélicats qui pensent toujours être capables de contourner la loi. La preuve avec l’arrestation par la brigade de Sam dans le département de l’Okano […]
October 24, 2023 11:55 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
En juin 2017, la Côte d’Ivoire a adopté la stratégie nationale de l’état civil et de l’identification (SNECI) pour moderniser son système d’état civil. L’un des principaux objectifs de cette stratégie est la numérisation des registres d’état civil et la mise […]
October 24, 2023 10:57 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le ministère de la Santé publique et de la Prévention, à travers sa direction de la vaccination a organisé hier, un atelier sur l’enregistrement des naissances et la vaccination, avec la présence de responsables de l’UNICEF au Tchad à Koundoul, […]
October 23, 2023 11:37 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
The present African Guiding Principles on the Human Rights of All Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers are proposed for consideration and adoption by the African Commission on Human Rights during its 75th ordinary session in Addis Ababa (3-23 May 2023). […]
October 20, 2023 4:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applauds the Government and people of the Republic of the Congo for its recent accession to the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In […]
October 20, 2023 2:20 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
En 2019, la République du Congo s’était formellement engagée à signer la Convention de 1954 sur le statut des apatrides et la Convention de 1961 sur la réduction des cas d’apatridie, lors de la réunion du Comité exécutif du HCR. Le […]