In Cape Town’s Phillipi township, one woman is fighting to secure nationality for herself and her child. by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia Luthando*, 28: ‘I went to court and I won the case but I am still stateless’ It […]
CRC/C/DJI/3-5 Committee on the Rights of the Child: Combined third to fifth periodic reports submitted by Djibouti under article 44 of the Convention, due in 2012 [Date received: 6 February 2019] A.Birth registration 162.Birth registration, far from being a mere […]
ANNUAL MESSAGE TO THE THIRD SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH NATIONAL LEGISLATURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY DR. GEORGE MANNEH WEAH PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE CAPITOL BUILDING CAPITOL HILL MONROVIA, LIBERIA 27 JANUARY 2020 […]
A refugee describes fleeing violence in eastern DRC with her children only to face the fear of more in South Africa. by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia In the third of a four-part series on South Africa’s stateless children, a […]
In a shelter near the border, girls dream of futures that may be out of reach if they cannot secure documents by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia Precious*, 12: ‘They said if you come to South Africa there is a […]
Precious Masakara The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has come up with recommendations to various stakeholders following their public hearings on access to documentation. The recommendations were directed to the Registrar-General’s office, Zimbabwe Republic Police, The Parliament of Zimbabwe, Ministries […]
Children, often undocumented and unaccompanied, risk the dangerous crossing into South Africa in hope of a better life. by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia According to the World Bank, in 2017 there were approximately four million migrants in South Africa. […]
Alors que la polémique a enflé depuis la déclaration du président de la République Félix Tshisekedi sur la nationalité congolaise des Banyamulenge devant la diaspora congolaise de Londres le dimanche dernier, JB Ewanga, ancien secrétaire général de l’UNC, vient d’apporter […]
Locadia Mavhudzi, Midlands Correspondent SOME people in the Midlands province face difficulties in accessing critical national documents due to cultural challenges as relatives refuse to accept out-of-the-wedlock children. This was heard during a Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) workshop in […]
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By Tafadzwa Ralph Mugabe Citizenship of Zimbabwe has had a chequered development from the days of colonial settlement in 1890, to independence in 1980 and to date. In 2013 the country adopted a new constitution which created three classes of […]
By Tariro Washinyira Nathi Lepelesana used his ID to vote in SA elections. Now he’s been told he’s a Lesotho citizen A 49-year-old Free State born man, Nathi Lepelesana, has been living in limbo for five years after the Department […]