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Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR 41: Morocco

Published: 31/Mar/2022
Source: Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion and others

Introduction 1. Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc, the MENA Statelessness Network (Hawiati), Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right […]

Nigeria: 77.1 million identity numbers issued as NIN-SIM registration ends today

Published: 31/Mar/2022
Source: The Guardian (Abuja)

By Adeyemi Adepetun, The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued 77.1 million unique National Identification Numbers (NIN) in the country. This new milestone was attained on March 21. It comes as the deadline for the verification and linking of […]

Confronting Uncertainty: Understanding Statelessness in Tunisia

Published: 28/Mar/2022
Source: Boston University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic

The right to a nationality is foundational towards the protection and fulfillment of basic human rights. If you have ever crossed an international border, chances are you hold a national identity document that entitles you to not only leave but […]

Ghana: Zongo communities not being discriminated against – NIA to concerned group

Published: 24/Mar/2022
Source: CitInews (Accra)

Delali Adogla-Bessa The Head of Corporate Affairs of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Abudu Abdul Ganiyu, has assured concerned persons in Zongo communities that its personnel will not discriminate against them during the Ghana Card registration. “Nothing will be done […]

Zimbabwe: Shaw and Another v Registrar General of Citizenship and 3 Others

Published: 22/Mar/2022
Source: High Court of Zimbabwe (Harare)

Shaw and Another v Registrar General of Citizenship and 3 Others (Case No. 250 of 2022) [2022] ZWHHC 250 (25 March 2022); [2022] ZWHHC 250 KWENDA J: This is a court application for orders confirming that the applicants are citizens […]

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR 41: South Africa

Published: 22/Mar/2022
Source: Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion and others

Scalabrini Centre of Cape TownLawyers for Human RightsCentre for Child LawUCT Refugee Rights UnitInstitute on Statelessness and Inclusion 1. The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law, the UCT Refugee Rights Unit […]

Uganda: Court orders govt to issue citizenship to people of Somali origin

Published: 21/Mar/2022
Source: The Observer (Kampala)

The High court in Kampala has ordered the Immigration office to give people of Somali origin Ugandan citizenship as long as they fulfil the requirements of the law. The judgment issued through email by justice Musa Ssekaana arises from a […]