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The Question of the Recent Expulsion of Rwandans from Tanzania

Published: 1/Sep/2008
Source: Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

By Charles Gasarasi, in Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies, Volume 1, Issue 1, Peace and Conflict Trends in Africa: The Great Lakes Region Abstract: From 2000 to 2006, more than 33 000 Rwandan immigrants were expelled from Tanzania. […]

Uganda: New Law to Allow Dual Citizenship

Published: 28/Aug/2008
Source: Library of Congress (Washington DC)

By Hanibal Goitom (Aug. 28, 2008) On August 17, 2008, the Ugandan Citizenship and Immigration Control (Amendment) Bill of 2008 was introduced on the floor of the Ugandan Parliament. The bill will give effect to the Constitution (Amendment) Act (No. […]

SADC Protocol on Gender and Development

Published: 17/Aug/2008
Source: Southern Africa Development Community

Adopted in 2008, entry into force February 2013, in accordance with Article 41. Generally provides for legal equality of men and women, including in relation to rights over children. Article 8(5) specifies that men and women shall have equal rights […]

Zanzibar: Veteran editor stripped of citizenship

Published: 8/Aug/2008
Source: The Guardian (Dar es Salaam)

Zanzibar’s Immigration Department has revoked the citizenship of the consultant editor of Fahamu newspaper, Ali Mohammed Nabwa. The revocation comes just days after the Minister for Home Affairs, Capt John Chiligati, restored the editor’s citizenship that was withdrawn after the […]

Evaluation of UNHCR’s returnee reintegration programme in Angola

Published: 1/Aug/2008
Source: UNHCR

By Jeff Crisp, José Riera, and Raquel Freitas Para 72: “In the evaluation team’s interviews with returnees, the most frequently cited obstacle to sustainable reintegration was the lack of an Angolan national identity card (‘Bilhete de Identidade’), for which the […]

Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on the elimination of all forms of religious intolerance: Citizenship issues and religious discrimination in administrative procedures

Published: 22/Jul/2008
Source: UN General Assembly

A/63/161 Summary: The Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief submits the present report to the General Assembly pursuant to its resolution 62/157. In the report, she gives an overview of the activities carried out under the mandate since […]