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South Africa: LHR in court over client’s 4-year wait on Department of Home Affairs decision

September 6, 2022 8:01 am Published by Comments Off on South Africa: LHR in court over client’s 4-year wait on Department of Home Affairs decision

[Press statement] LHR’s Statelessness Project is in the Pretoria High Court today representing a stateless person who has waited 4 years for a decision from the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on his application for legal status. Mr. Kganyapa has […]


Liberia: “New Dual Citizenship Law does not make natural-born 2nd Class Citizen”

September 5, 2022 12:21 pm Published by Comments Off on Liberia: “New Dual Citizenship Law does not make natural-born 2nd Class Citizen”

Says ALCOD’s Eminent Chairman Emmanuel S. Wettee The Eminent Chairman of the All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD), Eminent Emmanuel S. Wettee, has come up to provide clarity on the new Dual Citizenship Law, saying it does not make natural-born […]


Nigeria: Our Constitution Discriminates Against Women On Citizenship – Aregbesola

September 3, 2022 8:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Our Constitution Discriminates Against Women On Citizenship – Aregbesola

by Christiana Nwaogu Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has flayed the Nigerian Constitution over its discriminatory stance against women on matters of citizenship, saying the federal government was moving to address and put an end to statelessness. Speaking yesterday […]


Nigeria: FG launches national action plan on eradication of statelessness

September 3, 2022 8:31 am Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: FG launches national action plan on eradication of statelessness

By Tina Abeku, Abuja The Federal Government yesterday launched a National Action Plan, (NAP), to eradicate statelessness in Nigeria in line with the international treaties and conventions on the status of stateless persons towards upholding basic human rights, ending vulnerability […]


Nigeria: Federal government to end statelessness in 2024

September 2, 2022 8:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Nigeria: Federal government to end statelessness in 2024

The Federal Government has restated its determination to eradicate statelessness by 2024. This position was stated by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Friday, during the launching and inauguration of high power steering committee on National Action Plan on […]


National Action Plan to Eradicate Statelessness in Nigeria

September 2, 2022 8:58 am Published by Comments Off on National Action Plan to Eradicate Statelessness in Nigeria

Introduction Statelessness is a global phenomenon whereby a person is not recognised as a national of any State under the operation of its laws. The 1954 UN Convention relating to the status of Stateless persons and the 1961 UN Convention […]


Rose Mutombo lance les travaux de l’atelier d’amélioration du cadre juridique sur l’apatridie en RDC

September 1, 2022 11:25 am Published by Comments Off on Rose Mutombo lance les travaux de l’atelier d’amélioration du cadre juridique sur l’apatridie en RDC

La ministre de la justice et garde de sceaux, Rose Mutombo, a procédé hier  mercredi 31 août à l’ouverture de l’atelier technique sur l’adoption d’un plan pour l’amélioration du cadre juridique sur l’apatridie en République démocratique du Congo. Selon la […]


Madagascar: Assemblée nationale : Les apatrides au centre d’une rencontre entre le HCR et les députés

August 30, 2022 8:59 am Published by Comments Off on Madagascar: Assemblée nationale : Les apatrides au centre d’une rencontre entre le HCR et les députés

Dans le but d’améliorer la loi concernant les apatrides et de réformer la loi sur la citoyenneté, une rencontre entre des techniciens de l’Assemblée nationale et des représentants du Haut Commissariat aux Réfugiés (HCR) a eu lieu hier à Tsimbazaza. […]


Central African Republic top court blocks purchases with new cryptocurrency

August 29, 2022 5:29 pm Published by Comments Off on Central African Republic top court blocks purchases with new cryptocurrency

BANGUI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s Constitutional Court on Monday ruled that the purchase of citizenship, “e-residency” and land using a cryptocurrency the government launched last month was unconstitutional. The “Sango Coin” went on sale on July 21 […]


Home Affairs proposes big change for IDs in South Africa

August 26, 2022 5:17 pm Published by Comments Off on Home Affairs proposes big change for IDs in South Africa

Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that his department will propose new legislation to make it possible for people as young as 10 to get an ID card in South Africa. This is one of the measures he wants to […]