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Open Letter to Mugabe on dual citizenship

Published: 29/May/2016
Source: The Zimbabwean

From Mutumwa Mawere: IT has come to my attention, through social media, that remarks were attributed to you regarding my relationship to Zimbabwe. I have not been able to access the source material but there is an article penned by […]

South Africa: Breytenbach vs. Minister of Home Affairs

Published: 27/May/2016
Source: High Court of South Africa, Pretoria

Case No.50365/14 Nicole Breytenbach (on behalf of a minor child) vs Minister of Home Affairs and others. Court declares applicant to be a citizen of South Africa. Download judgment: Breytenbach vs DHA judgment 27May2016

Kenya: LNW vs. Attorney General and Another

Published: 26/May/2016
Source: High Court of Kenya at Nairobi

Constitutional Petition No 484 of 2014 This petition concerns the rights of children born outside marriage. In this case, the issue revolves around the registration of their births and the circumstances under which the name of the biological father should […]

CMW Concluding observations: Lesotho, 2016

Published: 23/May/2016
Source: UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

CMW/C/LSO/CO/1* Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Concluding observations on the initial report of Lesotho 1.The Committee considered the initial report of Lesotho (CMW/C/LSO/1) at its 310th and 311th meetings […]

Kenya: Uhuru calls for peace, unity in North Eastern

Published: 22/May/2016
Source: Hiraan

By PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta concluded his three-day working visit to North Eastern region on Saturday with a call for peace and unity. The President urged residents to be vigilant and to cooperate with security agencies in maintaining the prevailing […]

RDC: Parlement: le MNC/L demande un débat sur la double nationalité

Published: 22/May/2016
Source: Radio Okapi

Le Mouvement national congolais/Lumumba, parti politique membre de la Majorité présidentielle, demande aux parlementaires de discuter lors de la prochaine session ordinaire de l’invalidation des mandats des élus qui disposent de la double nationalité. Il invite également la Commission électorale […]

CMW Concluding Observations: Senegal, 2016

Published: 20/May/2016
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers

Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Senegal CMW/C/SEN/CO/2-3 Non-discrimination 22.The Committee notes that, in addition to the Convention, the State party has ratified all the core international human rights treaties, which prohibit discrimination on any […]

Comoros ready to take Kuwait’s stateless: Minister

Published: 16/May/2016
Source: Middle East Eye

The African island nation of the Comoros has said it is ready to consider taking thousands of stateless people denied citizenship in the Gulf state of Kuwait, newspapers reported on Monday. “If the issue is raised officially, we are ready […]