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South Africa: Undocumented children struggle to find schools

Published: 13/Jan/2023
Source: Ground Up (Cape Town)

By Kimberly Mutandiro It is 10am and nine-year-old Michael is begging at a set of traffic lights in Johannesburg. Most children his age are back at school after the holidays. But Michael is undocumented. Michael has not been in school […]

Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs

Published: 8/Jan/2023
Source: South African Journal on Human Rights

David Bilchitz & Reuven (Ruvi) Ziegler (2023) Is the automatic loss of South African citizenship for those acquiring other citizenships constitutional? Democratic Alliance v Minister of Home Affairs, South African Journal on Human Rights, DOI: 10.1080/02587203.2022.2158925 1. Introduction For an […]

Right to participate and citizenship: Liberians yearn for an inclusive vote in 2023

Published: 6/Jan/2023
Source: AfricLaw (Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa and the Centre for Human Rights, Pretoria)

Author: Urias Teh Pour Executive Director, Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Liberia For the first time in the political history of Liberia, Liberians in the diaspora are making a strong case for their inclusion in the 2023 general […]

Identification and Civil Registration: A lifeline for displaced people in Mozambique

Published: 4/Jan/2023
Source: World Bank

BY FAHER ELFAYEZ, LIZARDO NARVAEZ, TIAGO CARNEIRO PEIXOTO The conflict in the north of Mozambique has created a humanitarian crisis with many thousands of individuals internally displaced, forced to uproot their lives and start over. World Bank efforts to build resilience in Mozambique […]

Trends and Determinants of Birth Registration Completeness in Zimbabwe, 2005-2015

Published: 1/Jan/2023
Source: Comparative Population Studies

Musizvingoza, R., Wekwete, N.N., Mangombe, K. and Zinumwe, G. 2023. Trends and Determinants of Birth Registration Completeness in Zimbabwe, 2005-2015. Comparative Population Studies. 48, (Jan. 2023). DOI: https://doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-01. Abstract Childbirth registration in Zimbabwe has decreased over the years, yet the risk […]

Le principe de l’exclusivité de la nationalité congolaise, entre l’hypocrisie d’État et les risques d’apatridie aux dépens des congolais d’origine

Published: 1/Jan/2023
Source: Cahiers africains des droits de l’homme et de la démocratie ainsi que du développement durable

Cahiers africains des droits de l’homme et de la démocratie ainsi que du développement durable Numéro 78 – Volume 3 – Janvier-Mars 2023 Par Christian MAKAMBO MUANYO Expert et Formateur en nationalité, état civil et apatridie Point focal de la […]

Nigeria: World Bank agency seeks improved NIN enrolment

Published: 28/Dec/2022
Source: Punch (Abuja)

By Sami Tunji The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project has partnered with the National Orientation Agency to drive awareness among Nigerians as it begins its pilot identity enrolment in the Federal Capital Territory and six states across the geopolitical […]

France: Décision du Conseil d’Etat, Affaire 457625

Published: 27/Dec/2022
Source: Conseil d'État francais

Conseil d’État N° 457625 ECLI:FR:CECHR:2022:457625.20221227 Lecture du mardi 27 décembre 2022 REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE AU NOM DU PEUPLE FRANCAIS Vu la procédure suivante : M. D… A… a demandé au tribunal administratif de Nantes d’annuler la décision du 18 décembre 2017 […]

As Malawi issues IDs for children, privacy concerns rise

Published: 27/Dec/2022
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Lack of data protection law raises privacy fears By Charles Pensulo MWANZA, Malawi, Dec 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – W aiting in line to register his three children with the government for the first time, Malawian motorcycle taxi driver Nyadani […]