This question has already raised endless reactions among Sierra Leoneans which undoubtedly buttresses its sensitive nature and qualifies the subject as a burning issue. Before I state my personal position on the issue, there are a number of issues that […]
By Umaru Fofana “Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another interior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, there will be war.” Bob Marley may have died 35 years ago but those words of his are ever […]
Par Kindy Dramé En ce qui concerne la lutte pour la possession de la carte d’identité nationale, la lutte est légitime car fondée sur le texte qui régit l’obligation de tout citoyen de posséder une carte d’identité nationale. En effet, […]
Selon son entourage, Jacques Chalupa connaît de graves problèmes de santé, consécutifs à sa longue détention en prison, et qui n’ont pu être traités de manière appropriée depuis sa remise en liberté. Le président intérimaire de son parti, ADD Congo, […]
Nationality laws which do not grant women equality with men in conferring nationality to their children are a cause of statelessness and a concern for UNHCR under its mandate to prevent and reduce statelessness. Since 2012, UNHCR has issued an […]
CRC/C/ZWE/CO/2 Extract: Birth registration Noting with appreciation the measures taken by the State party to increase the rate of birth registration, including the removal of fees for the issuance of birth certificates to children, the Committee nonetheless remains concerned (para. […]
Accra, March 6, GNA – It would be useful, perhaps, to attempt a definition of the term ‘Statelessness’ before delving into the main discussion of this write-up. Simply put, Statelessness refers to a situation whereby an individual residing in a […]
Following a litany of sham marriages entered into with foreigners with an ulterior motive to settle in Zimbabwe, the government’s hand became a key determinant in whether such a union goes ahead or not. The government now vets potential foreign […]
O Governo da Guiné-Bissau concedeu a nacionalidade a 15 cidadãos de Casamansa, sul do Senegal, que se encontravam refugiados no país desde 1992, indicou hoje à Lusa, Sambé Na Wana, secretário executivo da comissão dos refugiados. A decisão de conceder […]
The President of the Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, Honorable Justice Maria Do Ceu Silva Monteiro has advocated a ‘global movement to end the scourge of statelessness,’ in which some 10 million people in the world are not considered to […]
Madagascar lance une évaluation de son système d’enregistrement à l’état civil. Dans le pays, 20 % des enfants de moins de cinq ans ne sont pas enregistrés. Impossible pour eux d’aller à l’école, de se marier ou de prouver une […]
The government has made a dramatic U-turn on the new national electronic identity cards by finally admitting that they are flawed and announced plans to recall over 2 million cards handed out to citizens because they lack visible handwritten signatures. […]