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Refugee status, arbitrary deprivation of nationality and statelessness within the context of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees

Published: 20/Oct/2014
Source: UNHCR

The question of whether arbitrary deprivation of nationality constitutes persecution for the purposes of a determination of refugee status has received increased attention in recent jurisprudence,however, no systematic argument has been made to date on the ordinary meaning of words, […]

Le Burundi salue la naturalisation de réfugiés burundais en Tanzanie

Published: 17/Oct/2014
Source: PANA

Bujumbura, Burundi – Le gouvernement du Burundi a publié mercredi une déclaration pour saluer “avec une grande satisfaction” l’octroi, mardi, de la nationalité tanzanienne à quelque 162.000 Burundais réfugiés en Tanzanie dans les années 1970. On estime généralement à plus […]

Burundi refugees become citizens

Published: 15/Oct/2014
Source: Daily News (Tanzania)

President Jakaya Kikwete has presented certificates of Tanzanian citizenship to former 162,156 refugees from Burundi who fled to Tanzania 42 years ago in 1972 amid conflicts in their country. The head of state presented the certificates which recognize the former […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Morocco 2014

Published: 14/Oct/2014
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/MAR/CO/3-4 Concluding observations on the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Morocco Birth registration/Name and nationality 30. The Committee welcomes the recognition of filiation through the mother in the 2004 reform of article 6 of the Family Code. The Committee […]

The new special dispensation permit and what it means for Zimbabweans in SA

Published: 14/Oct/2014
Source: LHR

When tougher new immigration rules were first announced by the South African government earlier this year they sparked panic and uncertainty among many Zimbabwean expats living and working in the country. Some feared losing their jobs, others believed that it […]

Zimbabweans without special permits face deportation

Published: 14/Oct/2014
Source: Times Live

About 242 000 Zimbabweans still in possession of the expired permits – called the dispensation of Zimbabweans project – are eligible for new permits. The new special dispensation permit, which is valid for three years, is for Zimbabweans working, studying […]

Tanzania to grant citizenship to 200,000 Burundi refugees

Published: 14/Oct/2014
Source: AFP (via yahoo.com)

Tanzania said Tuesday it will grant citizenship to some 200,000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi, a move hailed by the UN refugee agency. “Those to be granted citizenship are refugees who have stayed in Tanzania since 1972 and have voluntarily opted […]

Tanzania gives Burundi refugees citizenship

Published: 14/Oct/2014
Source: news24.com

Tanzania said on Tuesday it will grant citizenship to about 200 000 refugees from neighbouring Burundi, a move hailed by the UN refugee agency. “Those to be granted citizenship are refugees who have stayed in Tanzania since 1972 and have […]

Ghana: NIA justifies $115m loan facility

Published: 10/Oct/2014
Source: MyJoyOnline / ModernGhana.com

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has justified its decision to go for a 115 million dollar Chinese loan facility. The authority has come under public criticism recently for ‘wasting’ state funds in an exercise that was meant to issue Ghanaians […]