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CRC: Combined third to fifth periodic reports submitted by Djibouti

Published: 27/Jan/2020
Source: Committee on the Rights of the Child / Republic of Djibouti

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 […]

Stateless in South Africa: ‘They were setting people alight’

Published: 26/Jan/2020
Source: Al Jazeera

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 […]

South Africa’s stateless children: ‘My mum disappeared’

Published: 23/Jan/2020
Source: Al Jazeera

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Human rights body makes recommendations

Published: 22/Jan/2020
Source: Sunday Mail (Harare)

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 […]

South Africa’s stateless children: ‘I thought I would be shot’

Published: 22/Jan/2020
Source: Al Jazeera

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. […]

RDC: À propos de la nationalité congolaise ”Banyamulenge”

Published: 21/Jan/2020
Source: Politico.cd

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 […]

Zimbabwe: Out of wedlock children face document challenges

Published: 20/Jan/2020
Source: The Chronicle (Bulawayo)

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 […]

Zimbabwean Court Outlaws Visa Fees for Dual Citizens

Published: 20/Jan/2020
Source: Commonwealth Lawyers Association

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 […]

South Africa: Home Affairs blocked my ID, says Free State man

Published: 20/Jan/2020
Source: Ground Up (Cape Town)

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 […]