By Henry Karmo Capitol Hill, Monrovia – The two chambers of the Liberian Legislature has passed an amended the Country’s Alien and Nationality Law; legalizing dual citizenship for Liberians and people of Negro-decent. However, the law prohibits people with dual […]
By Bridgett Milton The House of Representatives has passed into law an Act to amend and or nullify certain provisions of the Alien and Nationality Law. It relates to citizenship and restoring the citizenship rights lost as a consequence of […]
The documentary highlights the importance of the first legal identification everyone should get and yet the very real obstacles that prevent people in some Kenyan communities from accessing this key documentation. It brings to the fore specific birth registration obstacles […]
By Sherinda, M., & Klaaren, J. The Statelessness & Citizenship Review, 4(1), July 2022, 177-182. Case note on South African Constitutional Court judgment in Chisuse v Director-General, Department of Home Affairs [2020] ZACC 20 Download: https://statelessnessandcitizenshipreview.com/index.php/journal/article/view/405
By Edwin Genoway, Jr. MONROVIA – Fulanis in Liberia are seeking legislation that will make the tribe legitimately recognized as one of the official tribes in Liberia. The group said its contributions to national development and politics, including the economy […]
The Government of Uganda is set to be dragged to courts law for omitting information about “citizenship by descent” in the registration process for national Identity Cards. The lawsuit is being brought by the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), under […]
Le Conseil des ministres en sa séance du 13 juillet 2022 a adopté un décret portant autorisation de répudiation de la nationalité burkinabè. Dans ce communiqué en date du 15 juillet 2022, le ministère de la justice et des Droits […]
By Jim Nash It still is not known who, if anyone, has won a contract to make biometric passports for the Democratic People’s Republic of Congo. The contract with Congo, a large, south-central African nation of 95 million people, could […]
En partenariat avec le Comité français pour l’UNICEF, une mission de la Haute autorité des médias audiovisuels (HAMA) séjourne depuis quelques jours à Mongo, dans la province du Guéra. Cette collaboration s’inscrit dans une approche visant à créer une intégration […]
Botswana’s Passport to the Future? By Juwairiyyah Maher In a landmark decision passed on the 29th day of April 2022, the High Court of Botswana declared Sections 15 (1) and 15 (4) of in the Citizenship Act [Cap 01:01] (the […]
We have seen good progress in achieving equality in nationality laws with 19 countries making partial or full legal reforms and making significant commitments at the regional and global levels since Equality Now began in-depth work advocating for the reform […]
L’interdiction de déchoir arbitrairement de sa nationalité aux fins d’être expulsé vue par la Cour africaine. Par ses arrêts du 22 mars 2018 et 1 décembre 2021, la Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples examine pour la […]