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Un salafiste demande à être déchu de sa nationalité marocaine

Published: 20/Nov/2018
Source: Le Site Info (Maroc)

Un ancien détenu salafiste a demandé aux autorités marocaines d’être déchu de sa nationalité marocaine. En cause, “un procès inéquitable et la contrainte de signer une déclaration n’incluant pas ses dires et qui le mettait en accusation”. C’est le journal […]

Cameroun: la nouvelle gouvernance du système de l’état civil en réflexion

Published: 20/Nov/2018
Source: Actu Cameroun

Les acteurs de l’état-civil de la région du Sud ont échangé à Ebolowa le 19 Novembre dernier sur les réformes à apporter à cette question, avec la participation d’une délégation de l’Union Européenne. L’objectif est de rappeler l’importance de l’état-civil […]

ECA and partners to establish Continent-wide digital identities

Published: 18/Nov/2018
Source: UN Economic Commission for Africa

Addis Ababa, 18 November 2018 (ECA) – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Omidyar Network have announced a partnership to establish legal digital identities in Africa. The partnership, will go towards ECA’s support to the African Union Commission […]

CEDAW Concluding Observations: Congo Republic, 2018

Published: 14/Nov/2018
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of the Congo CEDAW/C/COG/CO/7 Nationality 38.The Committee welcomes the information provided by the State party that all children born in its territory, including children born to foreign parents, have a right to Congolese […]

South Africa: Home Affairs to Discontinue Birth Certificates for Foreign Children

Published: 14/Nov/2018
Source: Centre for Child Law, Lawyers for Human Rights, the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, the UCT Refugee Law Clinic

Joint Press Release The Department of Home Affairs has published its proposed new regulations to the Births and Deaths Registration Act and is calling for the discontinuation of the issuing of birth certificates to foreign children. Where previously all children […]

Statelessness and Citizenship in the East African Community

Published: 14/Nov/2018
Source: UNHCR

By Bronwen Manby Key findings and recommendations Extent of statelessness It is not possible to establish the number of stateless persons in the Partner States of the East African Community (EAC), but it is clear that there are tens of […]

Back from the brink: Tackling statelessness in Sierra Leone

Published: 13/Nov/2018
Source: Newstalk FM (Dublin)

By Arthur Velker A bar of light falls on the long metal rack against the wall, illuminating a dusty stack of paper archives. A stout figure moves past, eyeing the books with hawk-like precision. ‘Rats,’ he says. ‘They will eat […]

33m Nigerians enroll for National ID card

Published: 12/Nov/2018
Source: Vanguard (Abuja)

Mr Aliyu Aziz, Director-General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says 33 million Nigerians have enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN). Aziz said on Monday said that the commission had stepped up its strategy to fast-track the enrolment […]