The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Wednesday 5th July 2017 amended the bill entitled “The Citizenship Amendment Act 2017”. The bill amends the Citizenship Act of 1973 to take into consideration the amendment made to the Citizenship Act in 2006 […]
SUMÁRIO: Aprova o Regulamento da Lei n.º 2/16, de 15 de Abril – Lei da Nacionalidade. – Revoga toda a legislação que contrarie o disposto no presente Diploma, nomeadamente o Decreto n.º 1/86, de 11 de Janeiro, considerada a Rectificação […]
The government has launched the registration programme for national identity documents to benefit people who have been disadvantaged through the loss of their parents due to past political disturbances. Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, who officiated at the launch, at Tshino […]
An investigation by amaBhungane has turned a spotlight on systemic corruption in Malawi’s immigration department, involving the alleged issuing of fraudulent travel documents, work permits and citizenship rights to non-nationals in return for backhanders of up to $2,000. By Tamanda […]
Lawyer Tendai Biti said he is approaching the courts seeking the scrapping off of the regions and district codes on national identity cards “because they are fuelling tribalism in the country”. A National Identity card bears the names of the […]
ANALYSE. Difficile de ne pas penser aux dégâts de l’ivoirité à l’évocation de la double nationalité de Katumbi. La RDC pourra-t-elle supporter une nouvelle fracture ? Par J.-J Arthur Malu-Malu Ce sont les articles 10 et 72 de la Constitution […]
Committee on the Rights of the Child 75th session, 15 May 2017–2 June 2017 Analysis of the Committee’s recommendations on the right to a nationality, statelessness and birth registration Including recommendations to Cameroon: One recommendation on elimination of discriminatory provisions […]
Effets sur l’accès à la justice et la réalisation des droits fondamentaux Etude réalisée par Thierry Vircoulon Résumé exécutif Dans les deux villes considérées dans le cadre de cette étude (Bangui et Berberati), les actes de naissance sont l’exception plutôt […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to be given this opportunity to speak on the subject “From Aspiration to Action – Including Displaced Populations in the 2030 Agenda” with specific reference to Kenya’s progress in addressing issues of statelessness and […]
Statutory Instrument No.50, Supplement to Republic of Zambia Government Gazette 30 June 2017. Establishes procedures for reacquisition of citizenship for those who lost it on acquiring another, based on constitutional and legislative reforms of 2016 permitting dual citizenship. Download : […]
Registrar-General (RG) Tobaiwa Mudede has been taken to the High Court by a Zimbabwe-born British citizen, William Dale Pilbrough, and his family, who are seeking the intervention of the court for the declaration of their rights in terms of their […]
Reaffirms commitments of ICGLR Member States to end statelessness, in support of the UNHCR #IBelong campaign. Download Declaration: here. The declaration was endorsed by the ICGLR summit of heads of state in October 2017.