By Tšoeu Petlane National identity, a sense of belonging and the right to citizenship are fundamental human rights. In South Africa last week, in addition to celebrating the 95th birthday of Africa’s living legend, Nelson Mandela, the government also started […]
Art. 58 : Sont du domaine de la loi : 1°) Les règles relatives aux matières suivantes : les droits civiques et les garanties fondamentales accordés aux citoyens ainsi que les libertés publiques ; le respect de la parité-genre dans […]
CRC/C/GNB/CO/2-4 Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Guinea-Bissau, adopted by the Committee at its sixty-third session (27 May–14 June 2013) Birth registration 32. The Committee is deeply concerned that birth registration has declined from 39 […]
By Frank Kimboy and Bernard Lugongo The Citizen Reporters Dar es Salaam. The draft constitution’s failure to address the dual citizenship issue has drawn continued criticism. People who spoke to The Citizen on various occasions last week said the matter […]
Law No. 2013-05 dated 8 july 2013 modifying law no. 61-10 of 7 March 1961 determining nationality. This law modifies the Senegalese nationality law of 1961 to remove gender discrimination by affirming the right of Senegalese mothers to pass their nationality […]
Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa has ruled out changes to the country’s citizenship laws following Zanu PF’s landslide victory in last week’s elections. With the parties to the outgoing government giving conflicting interpretations of the relevant provisions in the country’s new […]
Pour son premier entretien de presse, Abdelkader Bensalah lève une partie du voile qui entourait ses origines familiales. Mais le président du Conseil de la nation ne déroge pas à la règle qui fait de lui l’un des plus grands […]
By Jaffar Mjasiri UNLESS the right to citizenship is clearly defined in the country’s new Katiba, the changes that are being undertaken may not make difference to ordinary people, some Constitution experts based in East Africa have said. Speaking at […]
1. Background In correspondence with the Research Directorate, a lawyer in Khartoum indicated that in Sudan there are various identity card systems, which fall under the following Acts: Identity Card Act 1981, Civil Registry Act 2001, and Civil Registry Act […]
A “cessation clause” invoked by the UN could remove protections for many of the world’s 100,000 Rwandan refugees. by Yoletta Nyange Yoletta Nyange is a Rwandan-born journalist who has lived and worked across several countries including UK, Venezuela, Tunisia, Ethiopia […]
L’Assemblée nationale sénégalaise a voté ce vendredi 28 juin une loi permettant à toute Sénégalaise de transmettre la nationalité à ses enfants et à son conjoint de nationalité étrangère. C’est une modification majeure du code de la nationalité, qui est […]
L’Assemblée nationale a adopté vendredi à l’unanimité un projet de loi autorisant les femmes sénégalaises à donner la nationalité à leur époux et à leurs enfants de nationalité étrangère, a constaté l’APS. Le projet de loi a été adopté lors […]