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Robert John Penessis v. United Republic of Tanzania, App. No. 013/2015

Published: 28/Nov/2019
Source: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Summary of the facts (extract) 1. The Applicant is a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania residing in Greece. 2. She wrote to the Court on 10 May 2015, on behalf of her grandson Mr. Robert John Penessis who […]

Kennedy Gihana & Others v. Republic of Rwanda, Application No 017/2015

Published: 28/Nov/2019
Source: African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights

Case summary (extract) 3. The Applicants alleges that, their passports, as well as those of other Rwandan nationals, were unilaterally and without notice declared invalid by the Government of Rwanda. 4. The Applicants alleges that, the invalidation of their passports […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Mozambique, 2019

Published: 27/Nov/2019
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Mozambique CRC/C/MOZ/CO/3-4 Birth registration and nationality 20.The Committee welcomes the introduction of the electronic civil registry system, the elimination of geographical restrictions for registration and the expansion of registration […]

Thousands of undocumented SA children denied an education – DA

Published: 27/Nov/2019
Source: The Citizen (Johannesburg)

By Daniel Friedman The party claims children are assumed to be illegal immigrants and forced to try prove they are South Africans, including by way of DNA tests. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says that the department of home affairs could […]

To be Asian and Ugandan, and to be ‘Ugandan’ and Ugandan

Published: 27/Nov/2019
Source: The Monitor (Kampala)

By Charles Onyango-Obbo A few days ago, Daily Monitor reported State Minister for Gender, Ms Peace Mutuuzo, saying Indians [Asians] in Uganda cannot be made a national group (tribe) because their “origin cannot be traced anywhere in Uganda other than […]

UNHCR South Sudan Factsheet – October 2019

Published: 26/Nov/2019
Source: UNHCR

Extract: “Statelessness prevention. UNHCR has supported the government in issuing nationality certificates to more than 15,000 people at risk for statelessness since 2012.” Download: https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/unhcr-south-sudan-factsheet-october-2019

Zimbabwe: Marriage of convenience haunts woman

Published: 26/Nov/2019
Source: The Herald (Harare)

A marriage of convenience has returned to haunt a Harare woman who is legally married to a Nigerian but is customarily married to a local man, under whose name she is trying to register their child. The “fake” marriage was […]

Zimbabwe: Cyclone Idai survivors get free ID replacement

Published: 25/Nov/2019
Source: NewZimbabwe.com

By Robert Tapfumaneyi SURVIVORS of the devastating Cyclone Idai which hit parts of Manicaland, Masvingo and Mashonaland East early this year have been allowed the chance to replace lost identity documents for free. This was confirmed by Registrar General Clemence […]