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Maroc: Loi n° 37-99 relative à l’état civil

Published: 3/Oct/2002

Promulguée par le Dahir n° 1-02-239 du 25 rejeb 1423 (3 octobre 2002) Télécharger: Au Ministere de la justice: http://adala.justice.gov.ma/production/legislation/fr/civil/l%20etat%20civil.htm En PDF: Maroc Etat civil loi 37-99  

CERD General Recommendation XXX on Discrimination Against Non Citizens

Published: 1/Oct/2002
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Recalling the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according to which all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and are entitled […]

The People’s Choice: The Report of the Constitution of Kenya Review Commission

Published: 18/Sep/2002
Source: Constitution of Kenya Review Commission

The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission is pleased to publish this report on its work and recommendations for a new constitution. A longer version of this report, in three volumes, will be published very shortly. The Commission is also publishing […]

Zimbabwe: National Registration Act 1976, as amended 2001

Published: 10/Sep/2002

Laws of Zimbabwe Chapter 10:17; Act 36/1976, amended by Act 41/1978 (s. 41), 17/1979 (s. 16), 1/1984, 14/1994, 22/2001 Entry into force 24 September 1976; most recent amendments by the Criminal Penalties Amendment Act No. 22 of 2001, entered into […]

Tanzania: ‘Statements on Mkapa’s citizenship misplaced’

Published: 11/Aug/2002
Source: Daily News (Dar es Salaam)

By FAUSTINE KAPAMA, Sunday, August 11, 2002 Former prime minister Joseph Warioba yesterday took swipe at individuals who question the citizenship of President Benjamin Mkapa, saying such allegations were uncalled for and baseless slander. He advised Tanzanians to refer to […]

Zimbabwe: Update on Citizenship, Renunciation and Passport Issues (Aug 2002)

Published: 5/Aug/2002
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)

Despite the lapse of the Registrar-General’s appeal of the judgment in Tsvangirai v The Registrar General and Ors HH-29-2002 and the consequent extension of the period for renunciation of foreign citizenship in terms of the amended Citizenship Act to 6 […]

Zimbabwe: Update on citizenship, renunciation and passport issues (Aug 2002)

Published: 5/Aug/2002
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights

Despite the lapse of the Registrar-General’s appeal of the judgment in Tsvangirai v The Registrar General and Ors HH-29-2002 and the consequent extension of the period for renunciation of foreign citizenship in terms of the amended Citizenship Act to 6 […]

Cote d’Ivoire: Communication 940/2000

Published: 26/Jul/2002
Source: UN Human Rights Committee

Communication No 940/2000: Côte d’Ivoire. Views adopted 26/07/2002 CCPR/C/75/D/940/2000. The facts as presented by the author 2.1 The author alleges that he is unable to participate in the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, in this case the election scheduled for […]

Blunkett ends passports injustice, 34 years on

Published: 3/Jul/2002
Source: The Guardian (UK)

Some 35,000 overseas British citizens who were left stateless when the 1968 Labour government closed the door on the entry of east African Asians are finally to be given the opportunity to take up full British citizenship. The home secretary, […]

Zimbabwe: Update on Citizenship, Renunciation and Passport Issues (June 2002)

Published: 24/Jun/2002
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)

In January this year the High Court, in the decision in Tsvangirai v The Registrar General and Ors HH-29-2002, extended the period for renunciation of foreign citizenship in terms of the amended Citizenship Act to 6 August 2002. The judgment […]

Zimbabwe: Update on citizenship, renunciation and passport issues (Jun 2002)

Published: 24/Jun/2002
Source: Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR)

In January this year the High Court, in the decision in Tsvangirai v The Registrar General and Ors HH-29-2002, extended the period for renunciation of foreign citizenship in terms of the amended Citizenship Act to 6 August 2002. The judgment was appealed […]