Parliament has adopted a motion requesting the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs to amend the Citizenship Act to make it a default position that one retains the Botswana citizen unless they specifically renounce it. Tabling the motion, Maun […]
Paul Koureki, conseiller technique du ministre de la Justice et des droits de l’Homme en charge des questions de nationalité et d’apatridie, assure que la Côte d’Ivoire fait des efforts pour juguler le triste phénomène de l’apatridie. Au cours d’un […]
Bouna, 07déc (AIP)-La représentation régionale du Haut Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) du Bounkani, a mis vendredi, en mission les élèves en vue de sensibiliser pendant les congés de Noël, leurs parents sur la nécessité de déclarer […]
A total of 358 pledges were submitted on the occasion of the the High-Level Segment on Statelessness in October 2019. 252 of these pledges were delivered by States, 73 by civil society organizations, and 33 by international and regional organizations. […]
By Zitto Kabwe Zitto Kabwe is the leader of ACT Wazalendo A strong, stable and democratic Tanzania is essential for a strong, stable and democratic East Africa. An unstable, undemocratic Tanzania with burgeoning unrest can only spell bad news for […]
By Faustine Kapama THE African Court on Human and People’s Rights has ordered the government of Rwanda to reinstate passports of its citizens living in South Africa unlawfully revoked without their notification. Justices of the Court ruled in favour of […]
Society first acknowledges a child’s existence and identity through birth registration. The right to be recognized as a person before the law is a critical step in ensuring lifelong protection and is a prerequisite for exercising all other rights. A […]
e-BLJ, Ano 2 (2019), n.º 3 By Bronwen Manby Abstract: This article provides a detailed comparative overview of the nationality laws of the five Lusophone member states of the African Union, known collectively as the Países Africanos de Língua Oficial […]
Background; Cadre juridique et pratique au Maroc; Activités du HCR. Télécharger: UNHCR Note dInformation sur lApatride au Maroc dec 2019
Extracts: Statelessness Prevention DAARA Guiglo alongside AFJCI took part in two (2) mass sensitization campaigns on statelessness that gathered 219 people in Blolequin (117) and Daopleu/Guiglo (42) UNHCR`s Field Protection Assistants and partners AFJCI and DAARA deployed in the Sub-Delegation’s […]
By Bukola Adebayo Ghana made 126 foreign nationals who have lived in the country for many years it’s citizens as part of the country’s Year of Return celebrations. Dressed in colorful traditional outfits and holding the country’s national flag on […]
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 […]