Background The Great Lakes sub-region is characterized by a number of protracted refugee situations. In some situations, several generations of refugees have been born in exile in their country of asylum. Statelessness can arise as both a cause and consequence […]
By Rachel Ort & Tumelo Raboletsi By putting people at the center, Lesotho’s Department of National ID and Civil Registry (NICR) in the Ministry of Home Affairs is laying a solid foundation for a simpler, more efficient government. Trusted and […]
By Ray Hartle Edwin Okey Chikata Ijeoma was no intellectual slouch when he arrived in SA from Nigeria on a study permit in 1998 to pursue academic studies at the University of Pretoria. His hard work saw him obtain a […]
Egypt has recently granted citizenship to three brothers from the Sinai Peninsula, renewing calls by other stateless individuals, mainly tribesmen, to receive the citizenship as they are deprived of their most basic rights. The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has recently […]
Paul Rusesabagina’s submissions before the court on Wednesday, February 17, invoked a legal technicality that he did not take time to inform himself about. He claimed that he denounced his Rwandan nationality and thus cannot be tried by a Rwandan […]
By Unini Chioma — Says Only Heads Of Courts Can Make Rules Regulating Filing Of Court Process — Says NIMC Creates Three Categories of Persons And Deprives Others Not Included From Services The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, […]
Maletela Tuoane-Nkhasi, Iftikhar Malik, Josephine Mukesha, and Claudine Marie Solange Nyinawagaga Ntirugirimbabazi Claudine, a mother of three in the Karama Sector of the Huye District in the Southern Province of Rwanda, had to register her children’s births, as all parents […]
As the Covid-19 virus has spread across the world, we were all beset with fear and uncertainty that has now somewhat abated by the emergence of a vaccination. However, for vulnerable groups such as refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons, […]
Des experts réunis du 10 au 13 février 2021 à l’université Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké autour d’un colloque international ont fortement recommandé la création d’un ministère chargé de l’état civil au sein des pays africains. Ce qui contribuera dit-on avec […]
An Egyptian administrative court rejected a lawsuit filed by a lawyer known for his support of the government to revoke the citizenship of defendants convicted in terror-related cases. Tarek Mahmoud, who filed the lawsuit, alleged that since 30 June 2013, […]
Cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Home Affairs to draft relevant legislation to legalise the status of undocumented and stateless persons in the country. The Minister of Information and Communication Technology Peya Mushelenga last week announced this as part of […]
La fondation «Xaleyi», en partenariat avec l’association Tres’Or et la commune de Baba Garage, a procédé avanthier, jeudi 11 février 2021, à Baba Garage, au lancement du projet «Sama këyitu juddu si bess bima juddoo » («Mon acte de naissance, […]