Includes the following information from Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society On 3 October, UNHCR organized a roundtable discussion in Juba, South Sudan, on accession to the two UN Statelessness Conventions. The roundtable was organized in close collaboration with the […]
Dans la ville de Port Elizabeth, à l’extrémité méridionale de l’Afrique du Sud, le lycée de Phakamisa est situé dans la rue qui a vu grandir le champion de rugby et nouvelle icône nationale, Siya Kolisi. Mais c’est pour une […]
By Meddy Mulisa in Bukoba As the December 31, 2019 deadline for biometric SIM card registration draws near, some Kagera residents have appealed to the National Identification Agency (NIDA) to speed up issuance of identity cards to avoid inconvenience. Mr […]
By A. Teage Jalloh, Esq., ateage@gmail.com, Contributing Writer Some constitutional provisions are ambiguous and subject to multiple interpretations. One provision that is not ambiguous, however, is Article 28 of the 1986 Liberian Constitution which states, in relevant part, that “Any […]
Question p.61 “Let us talk for a moment about Gambian citizenship. Do you agree or disagree that children born in the country of two non-Gambian parents should be given Gambian citizenship?” [Strongly agree: 81 %; Somewhat agree 6%; Somewhat disagree […]
By Rodney Sieh Monrovia – A Supreme Court ruling Monday, inspired by the perseverance of Cllr. Seward Cooper, a former legal advisor to former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and his client Attorney A Teage Jalloh, nullifying the controversial laws barring dual […]
Case on constitutionality of section 22.1 and 22.2 of the Aliens and Nationality Law concerning automatic loss of nationality on performance of certain acts. Download order: Liberia-Supreme-Court-Judgment-Dual-Citizenship-Alvin-Teage-Jalloh_2019 Download judgment: Liberia Supreme Court Judgment Dual Citizenship 23-Dec-2019-full
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – Mr. Alvin Teage Jalloh, a Liberian with American citizenship, has won a landmark dual citizenship case against the Government of Liberia at the Supreme Court in Liberia. Jalloh, a natural-born Liberian was denied travel document […]
By Michele Eken Kenya is home to a blossoming $1 billion technology scene, but a new government-run digital identification program is stirring up controversy with concerns about data privacy and discrimination. As a leader in the tech industry, what happens […]
UNHCR in conjunction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs organized and facilitated a round table discussion on statelessness from 11th -13th September in Entebbe. The meeting sought to validate the Uganda national action plan (NAP) on statelessness, develop a road […]
By Christine Hobden There is a widely recognised dissonance between the progressive, inclusive vision of South Africa’s constitution and xenophobia experienced by foreign nationals across South Africa. It can be tempting to describe this tension as one between good, inclusive […]
Un enfant sur cinq n’a pas été déclaré à sa naissance, selon un rapport de l’ONU, publié fin 2019. par Eléonore Abou Ez Malgré une nette amélioration de la déclaration des naissances, plusieurs millions d’enfants de moins de cinq ans […]