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Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. Republic of Niger

Published: 27/Oct/2008
Source: ECOWAS Court of Justice

ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (Application No. ECW/CCJ/APP/08/08) Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/06/08 of 27 October 2008 Hadijatou Mani Koraou v. The Republic of Niger “In 1996, while she was only twelve (12) years old, the applicant, Mrs. Hadijatou Mani Koraou, of […]

Namibia: Minister of Home Affairs v Dickson and Another

Published: 24/Oct/2008
Source: Namibia Court of Appeal

Minister of Home Affairs v Dickson and Another (SA34/2007) [2008] NASC 13; 2008 (2) NR 665 (SC) (24 October 2008) Appeal Court judgment overturning High Court ruling to find that an application for Namibian citizenship on the basis of marriage […]

Zimbabwe: T v Registrar General of Births and Deaths

Published: 20/Oct/2008
Source: Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

T v Registrar General of Births and Deaths (135/07) ((135/07)) [2008] ZWSC 26 (20 October 2008) Judgment No. SC 25/08 Civil Appeal No. 135/07 Mrs. T v REGISTRAR GENERAL OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS SUPREME COURT OF ZIMBABWE MALABA JA, ZIYAMBI […]

Namibia: Government caves in on dual citizenship

Published: 16/Oct/2008
Source: The Namibian (Windhoek)

By Werner Menges A FULL bench of the High Court was this week robbed of a chance to authoritatively settle continuing differences in opinion over the legality of dual citizenship in Namibia. A full bench of the court, made up […]

South Sudan Child Act No.10 of 2008

Published: 13/Oct/2008

The purpose of this Act is to extend, promote and protect the rights of children in Southern Sudan, in accordance with provisions of Article 21 of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, 2005, and as defined in the 1989 United […]

DRC: The UN and Kabila Illegally endorse Minembwe — Petition

Published: 8/Oct/2008
Source: La Conscience

By John Kapapi LETTER to His Excellency ,the President Security Council, in New York, Honorables Members of the UN Security Council, Minembwe n’est pas encore officiellement reconnu par le gouvernement Kabila. Mais les activités de la Monuc et du gouvernement […]

CRC Concluding Observations: Djibouti, 2008

Published: 7/Oct/2008
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

CRC/C/DJI/CO/2 Birth registration 33.   The Committee welcomes actions taken to improve the rate of birth registration, including through the provision of birth certificates to students in some of the schools in Djibouti-ville, the provision of better material means and the […]

The Great Lakes Pact and the Rights of Displaced People: A Guide for Civil Society

Published: 7/Sep/2008
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and International Refugee Rights Initiative

Following the entry into force in June 2008 of the Pact on Security, Stability and Development in Africa’s Great Lakes region (the Great Lakes Pact), the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) and the International Refugee Rights Initiative […]

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. […]