October 27, 2021 3:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Upon entering the political space in Sierra Leone, Hon. Alhaji Dr. Kandeh K. Yumkella promised to ensure that all Sierra Leoneans living in the Diaspora will have the opportunity to run for Parliamentary and Presidential offices in the country, vote […]
October 26, 2021 5:14 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Dounard Bondo Liberians can hold dual citizenship until the government takes them to court and a judgement is given against them. In 2005, Sarah moved from Liberia to America with her parents. By 2010, she naturalised as an American. […]
October 26, 2021 2:19 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Arlana Shikongo THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) says a recent High Court judgement confirming the Namibian citizenship by descent of a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple is progressive and demonstrates that the courts are taking cognisance […]
October 24, 2021 8:25 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Catherine Muya The High Court on October 14 ordered that the government conducts a data protection impact assessment before rolling out the Huduma cards as required by the Data Protection Act. In finding that the Data Protection Act applied […]
October 23, 2021 5:51 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Following the issuing of an advisory by the Liberia Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Liberia, RL, that Liberians who supposedly lost their citizenship after naturalizing in other countries can now reclaim their citizenship, dozens of […]
October 22, 2021 6:44 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Eswatini CRC/C/SWZ/CO/2-4 Birth registration 32.The Committee welcomes measures taken by the State party to increase the level of birth registration. However, it remains concerned at the low rate of […]
October 22, 2021 1:42 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Kinshasa, 22 octobre 2021 (ACP).- Les députés nationaux membres de la commission permanente des droits de l’homme de l’Assemblée nationale ont élaboré mercredi le plan d’actions national de lutte contre l’apatridie en RDC, à l’issue de l’atelier d’informations et d’appropriation […]
October 22, 2021 10:23 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Carmel Rickard The case involves a same-sex couple where only one of the couple is a Namibian. They have had a child by surrogacy, and now applied for the child to be granted Namibian citizenship by descent. The minister […]
October 21, 2021 7:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le Comité Technique Interinstitutionnel de lutte contre l’apatridie (CTLA) a organisé, du 19 au 20 octobre 2021 au Palais du peuple, un atelier d’informations et d’appropriation politique de la lutte contre l’apatridie en RDC avec la commission de droit de […]
October 21, 2021 4:21 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – The Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Albert T. Chie (CDC, Grand Kru County), says the Supreme Court’s December 2019 Opinion forbidding the automatic forfeiture of Liberian citizenship does not in other words permit dual citizenship. […]
October 21, 2021 3:32 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Podcast host: W. Gyude Moore The scope and sophistication of ID systems have advanced remarkably in the last 20 years, with over 60 developing countries establishing national ID programs. And digital technologies, such as biometrics, have dramatically expanded the capabilities […]
October 21, 2021 1:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By John Wanjohi Members of the Shona community in Kenya are set to participate in next year’s general elections. This comes after they were registered as voters in the ongoing mass voter listing exercise, allowing them to participate in an […]
