By Radha Govil KILIFI, Kenya – Tourists who visit Kenya’s coastal areas of Kwale and Kilifi often go home with intricate ebony carvings. Many of the talented artists who carve and sell these souvenirs are Makonde, an ethnic group who, until […]
M. Diop a fait ce rappel, ce samedi, en marge d’un concours de plaidoyer sur le thème de l’apatridie. L’objectif est d’impliquer les universités dans la sensibilisation. Seulement 70 % de la population sénégalaise sont enregistrés dans les registres d’état […]
From statelessness to citizenship – the Makonde community was recognized as the 43rd tribe in Kenya last year. They are no longer stateless. View 3 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQKDOWx1LRc&feature=youtu.be
Members of Parliament’s thematic committee on Peace and Security have queried why the Matabeleland region recorded low numbers during the national identity documentation (ID) issuance blitz by the Registrar-General (RG)’s office. This comes amid concerns that most people in the […]
There are more than 4000 stateless Pemba. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Kenya works a local NGO called the Haki Centre to try and address their problems. Watch
Adrian Fisher Esq I have read with interest, a short article written by my learned friend and senior colleague at the Bar, Francis Gabbidon Esq, entitled “Sierra Leoneans with dual citizenship cannot be members of parliament”. He premised his article […]
By Francis Gabbidon – Barrister –at –Law and Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Fourah Bay College. I have been reading in the newspapers of a number of Sierra Leoneans in the diaspora who will be coming home to […]
REGISTRAR-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday said people referred to as aliens were clearly not citizens, adding that being issued with a birth certificate did not guarantee one citizenship. BY VENERANDA LANGA Mudede had appeared before the Parliamentary Thematic Committee on […]
Les professionnels des médias entendent apporter leur contribution dans la lutte contre l’apatridie à travers un concours. Ce concours a pour objectif de contribuer à la lutte contre l’apatridie, la non déclaration des naissances à l’état civil. Ainsi, dans l’aspect pratique […]
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ariat Ochocka Odulla cradles her 18-day-old baby, Angakuny in her arms. Too young to understand what life has in store for him, he is one of the first refugees in Ethiopia’s long history of hosting refugees […]
Millions of people around the world are without nationality. Many of them belong to an ethnic, religious or linguistic minority in the country where they have often lived for generations. This report explains the circumstances that have led to them […]
by Dr Masimba Mavaza Children who are born from parents who are immigrants are normally called third culture generation. They live a particularly interesting life growing up abroad in a culture different to that of their parents. This experience is […]