Liberia has a political structure that closely resembles that of the United States. As the country prepares for its next election, which will be held in 2017, Liberians in the country and the Diaspora are closely monitoring each presidential candidate […]
Population Verification Exercise During the reporting period, report of the Population verification Exercise was finalized and published. The exercise was conducted in the Dadaab camps from 4th July to 10th August 2016, after more than three years from the previous […]
Chineme Okafor in Abuja The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF) has warned that countries in the West African region are at the risk of having the security of lives and properties of their citizens compromised by about 750,000 stateless […]
The West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF), with support from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), has launched a project aimed at reducing the risk of statelessness in Nigeria. The United Nations (UN) describes statelessness as a situation […]
The Department of Home Affairs has noted a hoax article in the social media space purported to emanate from an interview conducted with Minister Malusi Gigaba pertaining to the introduction of compulsory DNA testing requirements for registration of new births. […]
“Republic of Uganda: Submission to the representatives of different Diplomatic Missions accredited to Uganda and other people of good will during the United Nations Universal Periodic Review” October 31st – November 11th, 2016 Refugee organization submission on the Universal Periodic […]
By Liesl Muller, Head of the Statelessness Project at Lawyers for Human Rights On 6 September 2016 a 4 year court battle of a stateless child to access South African citizenship came to an end. Even though South African law […]
Limpopo – Proper birth registration has been identified as a major tool in the fight to prevent child trafficking and other social ills that include child labour, illegal adoption and sexual exploitation. Limpopo MEC of health DR Phophi Ramathuba made […]
Musoma — Former Country Director of Ped World Organisation Anudo Ochieng’ Anudo is stranded at no-man’s land on the Tanzania-Kenya border at Sirari. Mr Anudo insists he was born of Tanzanian parents and lived and worked in Manyara Region for […]
By KATHARINE CHILD In the eyes of the state Vusi*, 7, doesn’t exist. He has no birth certificate or ID number. For the past five years his father has tried to register his birth with the Department of Home Affairs […]
An Egyptian administrative court ruled on Thursday that the interior ministry must strip Egyptian citizenship from Egyptians who have married Israelis, in order to protect the country’s national security. Shaimaa Amin, a private citizen, had filed a lawsuit demanding the […]
column By Pius Msekwa The Daily News of Thursday, August 25, 2016; carried a news item concerning the official opening by the Zanzibar President, Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, of the annual meeting of members of the Tanzania Diaspora, which was […]