Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, Gwanda Correspondent CHIEFS in Matabeleland South Province have said laws governing the issuance of national documents must be amended as they were making it difficult for the rural folk to access crucial documents such as birth certificates and […]
Cletus Mushanawani Mashonaland Central Bureau Chief THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission has called for marginalised communities like the Doma people from Kanyemba in Mbire and other border areas to be assisted in obtaining identification documents. Speaking at the end of […]
L’enregistrement des actes d’État civil auprès des services compétents n’est pas l’apanage des par les populations de la région de l’Est. Du fait des pratiques culturelles néfastes, plusieurs personnes n’acceptent pas de déclarer les naissances et les décès selon les […]
By Max Bearak MUKURU KWA NJENGA, Kenya — With a nonchalance only teenagers have, the 13-year-old shook out the contents of a tote bag onto the table in the one-room shack she shares with her grandmother. Certificates and medals tumbled out. Sarah […]
By Amina Wako Exiled lawyer and politician Miguna Miguna has taken legal action against Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, and 24 other government officials following his Kenyan citizenship denial. They government officials include the Attorney General, Principal Secretary of the […]
Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 09, 2019 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is committed to supporting the mobilization of resources required to support the implementation of Sierra Leone’s strategic plan which aims to strengthen the country’s Civil Registration […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 9, 2019 (ECA) – Africa on Saturday marks the second Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Day under the theme Birth Certificate for All: Fundamental for Protecting Human Rights and Promoting Inclusion, based on the recognition that […]
By Sandisiwe Shoba Without documentation, non-national children in South Africa are denied access to basic human rights. But with an inefficient asylum system in South Africa, the issues seem set to persist. “Many of the difficulties facing migrant and refugee […]
On July 29, six plainclothes policemen forcefully removed journalist Erick Kabendera from his home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and took him into police custody. Police say Kabendera had failed to obey a summons to investigate the status of his […]
By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO Tanzania authorities finally produced investigative journalist and author Erick Kabendera in court on Monday and charged him with a crime. However, it was not the crime everyone was expecting they would slap on him. After they grabbed […]
Ils seraient près de 8 millions en République Démocratique du Congo, des enfants fantômes inconnus des services d’état civil. Certains sont nés dans des camps de déplacés et n’ont pas pu obtenir d’acte de naissance mais d’autres n’ont tout simplement […]
Identity documents are a fundamental feature of modern daily life; they enable us all to participate in society and to access essential services and entitlements. Given the circumstances in which refugees are often forced to leave their home countries, their […]