By Sebastian Kohn Over the last couple of decades, in many places around the world, the manipulation of citizenship laws for political purposes has been a popular way of excluding opponents and silencing critics. Even though international law provides strong […]
« La Société mauritanienne est traversée en profondeur par des pratiques persistantes de discrimination de nature ethnique et raciale, ancrées dans les tradition culturelles et prégnantes dans les structures sociales et les mentalités. Des facteurs récurrents dans la société mauritanienne […]
By Laura Bingham, legal officer for the equality/citizenship issue area of the Open Society Justice Initiative. A decision by an African regional children’s rights committee delivered on behalf of tens of thousands of children in Kenya who grow up without […]
By Sebastian Kohn Over the past two weeks protests have broken out in Mauritania over an ongoing government census—leaving at least a dozen people reported wounded and one person dead. News agency reports say the protests have involved a movement […]
Loi n° 32 – 2011 du 3 octobre 2011 modifiant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 35-61 du 20 juin 1961 portant code de la nationalité congolaise L’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat ont délibéré et adopté ; Le Président de […]
Delphine Perrin, “Country report: Morocco”, EUDO Citizenship Observatory, October 2011 Abstract Moroccan citizenship has evolved since the colonial period to reflect changing views of allegiance and belonging. Before 1880, the Sultan’s personal legitimacy derived mainly from his status as descendent […]
An Act of Parliament to establish the Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service; to provide for the creation and maintenance of a national population register and the administration of the laws relating to births and deaths, identification and registration […]
September 21, 2011 – Tanzania’s Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation minister Bernard K. Membe talks to VOA “Straight Talk Africa” host Shaka Ssali about the controversy surrounding the delay in the passage of the law to allow Tanzanians to hold […]
CEDAW/C/ZMB/CO/5-6 Nationality 27. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for the fact that, since its previous report, spouses have equal opportunities regarding the application and acquisition of Zambian citizenship and for ensuring the equality of spouses or […]
Les problèmes rencontrés par la Direction de la nationalité et du Sceau dans l’établissement du certificat de nationalité togolaise à certaines catégories de personnes devant en bénéficier, ont conduit le garde des sceaux, ministre de la justice chargé des relations […]
By John Campbell International Journal of Refugee Law Vol. 23 No. 4 pp. 656–679 Abstract Across Africa, citizenship is being manipulated and restricted to deny rights to those whom a state wishes to marginalize or exclude. This occurred on a […]
Nasredeen Abdulbari Journal of African Law, 55, 2 (2011), pp.157–180 Abstract Affiliation with a political community or entity has throughout history been important for the purposes of protection and belonging. This article discusses the concept of citizenship in Sudan in […]