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Namibia: Tlhoro v Minister of Home Affairs

Published: 2/Jul/2008
Source: Namibia High Court

POPPY ELIZABETH TLHORO v MINISTER OF HOME AFFAIRS, CASE NO. (P) A 159/2000, delivered 2008/07/02. High Court Judgement that the Citizenship Act provision requiring a person naturalising as a Namibian citizen to renounce his or former citizenship is not unconstitutional. […]

Can Refugees Become Citizens of Uganda?

Published: 1/Jul/2008
Source: Refugee Law Project (Kampala)

By Sam Walker The general received wisdom is that there are three potential durable solutions for refugees: (1) voluntary repatriation; (2) resettlement to a third country; and (3) local integration in the country of asylum through the grant of citizenship. […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Eritrea, 2008

Published: 23/Jun/2008
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 Committee on the Rights of the Child, Forty-eighth session Consideration of Reports Submitted by States Parties Under Article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Eritrea Birth registration The Committee, while noting the reported efforts by the State party to […]

Cote d’Ivoire: Communiqués de presse: bilan des audience foraines

Published: 20/Jun/2008
Source: Gouvernement de la Cote d'Ivoire

BILAN DES AUDIENCES FORAINES juin 2008 M. Koné Mamadou, ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme a dressé le bilan de l’opération des audiences foraines, le vendredi 20 juin 2008, au Palais présidentiel devant le corps diplomatique en […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Sierra Leone, 2008

Published: 20/Jun/2008
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/SLE/CO/2 Birth registration 33. The Committee welcomes the various measures taken to promote birth registration of all children. It notes with concern, however, that the birth registration rate continues to be low, particularly in the rural areas. 34. The Committee […]

Zambia: Dual citizenship and the current constitution

Published: 17/Jun/2008
Source: Zambian Economist

By Henry Kyambalesa I wish to make a contribution to the discussion relating to the issue of dual citizenship in the light of the National Constitutional Conference’s positive consideration of the same, and the general discussion the issue has recently […]

Mise en service d’un certificat de nationalité infalsifiable en Centrafrique

Published: 11/Jun/2008
Source: Acap (Bangui)

Bangui, 11 jui. (ACAP)- Le ministre de la Justice, Garde des sceaux, M. Thierry Savonarole Maleyombo, a signé, mardi 10 juin, un Arrêté Instituant un certificat de nationalité sécurisé en République Centrafricaine et qui doit être délivré par les présidents […]

FEC okays 119 for Nigerian citizenship

Published: 5/Jun/2008
Source: The Nation (Nigeria)

THE Federal Executive Council(FEC) yesterday approved Nigerian citizenship for 119 applicants. The council, presided over by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, also approved the creation of procurement departments in all ministries, departments and agencies. Under the new arrangement, the procurement department […]

Mozambique: De novo a Nacionalidade de Luisa Diogo

Published: 28/May/2008
Source: macua.blogs.com

Sobre este assunto, independentemente das pessoas em causa, há algo mal explicado. O Notícias (AIM) diz: Quanto à ideia de que Luísa Diogo se tornou uma cidadã portuguesa, pelo simples facto de que Silva também registou o casamento em Portugal, […]

Guinea Bissau: Lei No. 6/2008 de 2008, aprovado o Estatuto do Refugiado

Published: 27/May/2008

ARTIGO 34 Naturalização 1. Por derrogação do artigo 9, no 1, alinea c) da lei no. 2/92, de 6 de Abril, de relativa às condiçoes de atribuiçoes e perda da Nacionalidade Bissau-Guineense, as autoridades da Guiné-Bissau facilitarao a naturalização do […]