By: Augustine Ehikioya, Abuja The Federal Government on Thursday tasked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to leave no stone unturned to ensure that National Identification Number is used to authenticate eligible voters during elections in the nearest future. Read more
Burkinabe startup iCivil Africa has developed a technology that digitally registers newborns as a way to alleviate the problem of ghost children in the country. The technology leverages a birth certificate system comprised of a smartphone, a bracelet, and encoded text messages designed […]
Petition update: UNICEF and UNHCR have launched a coalition to end childhood statelessness worldwide. You can join the coalition! The Coalition aims to develop, expand and strengthen international co-operation to raise awareness about and combat the hidden problem of childhood […]
The journalist, who is reportedly based in the United Arab Emirate (UAE) was declared wanted by the Nigeria Army authorities sometime ago. Salkida was later arrested when he came into the country from the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and allowed […]
Le Ministre de la Justice a soumis au Conseil un projet de Décret portant création du programme National pour l’éradication de l’apatridie en Guinée. Il a indiqué que ce projet de décret compte 21 articles répartis en 04 chapitres : […]
Speech by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Malusi Gigaba MP at the launch of the digitisation of birth records in Pretoria. Modernising Home Affairs is the first of the five priorities I have set for the Department during my […]
Johannesburg – At 23, Dineo Shakgane, a Soweto resident, is unable to open a bank account or apply to study further. She can’t buy a SIM card or even enter a reality show competition. She does not have an identity […]
By Veneranda Langa FIDEL Mabereza froths at the mouth as he recounts how he ended up at Tongogara Refugee camp in Chipinge after fleeing the civil unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His eyes are blood-shot and clearly […]
Le Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les Réfugiés (UNHCR) a lancé une campagne en 2014 , pour mettre fin d’ici 2024 à ce qu’il qualifie de ” violation des droits de l’homme”. Lire la suite.
Près de soixante-dix-huit mille Ivoiriens nés hors de la Côte d’Ivoire entre 2011 et 2016 du fait de la crise post-électorale n’ont pas d’extrait d’acte de naissance, a révélé jeudi le coordonnateur du Service d’aide et d’assistance aux réfugiés et […]
By Nasredeen Abdulbari Volume 4 Issue 1, November 2016 Incompatibilities between national laws, on the one hand, and international law, human rights rules and principles of citizenship with regard to women, their children (who are born to a foreign father) […]
By Louzel Lombard Cape Town – The Department of Home Affairs has scrapped having two versions of the birth certificate, an abridged (issued for new-borns up until 2013) and an unabridged birth certificate detailing both parents details (issued to all […]