In this fourth part of the Project Profile investigation into the use of biometrics in the humanitarian sector in Kenya, Naipanoi Lepapa looks at how the UNHCR’s sharing of biometric data with the Kenyan government led to the violation of […]
By Dr. Julie Lugulu, LL.D Statelessness, the lack of a nationality between an individual and any country, is a global issue affecting millions of persons around the world. It remains a pressing human rights concern across Africa and in Kenya, […]
poste par Roxanne Bouenguidi L’ordonnance n° 0004/PR/2026 pose la question de la communauté de destin. Faut-il fonder l’appartenance à la nation sur la biologie, l’ethnie, l’histoire collective ou l’histoire individuelle et l’adhésion à des valeurs partagées ? Que dire de […]
By Dr. Clarence R. Pearson, Sr Remarks of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on citizenship ignite national debate. Few issues ignite debate in Liberia more quickly than the interpretation of the country’s constitutional provisions on citizenship and land ownership. Critics […]
By Laura Lambert An estimated 542 million Africans lack identity cards and potentially face statelessness. Without a legal identity, they can be excluded from basic human rights like education, healthcare and protection. Most African countries have tried to rectify this […]
By Jedi Ramalapa There is a quiet kind of violence that states are particularly good at. It does not arrive with spectacle. It comes through paperwork. Through silence. Through the slow, bureaucratic unmaking of a life. In 2018, that violence […]
By : Segun Dukeh Welcome, dear readers! After months of research delving into Nigerian constitutional law, citizenship frameworks, and identity documentation, combined with years of experience navigating our complex nationality system and observing how Nigerians at home and abroad grapple […]
By Claudia Pizzocri, Claudia Pizzocri is CEO at immigration and citizenship law firm Eisenberg & Associates. In South Africa, liminality has migrated from anthropology into government administration practice, particularly in matters that pertain to citizenship. In its condescending routine the […]
In the informal settlements of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, thousands of people born and raised in Kenya remain stateless. Without an ID card, they are living invisible lives in their own country. People in many other African countries share the same […]
By Julie I. Lugulu Every child around the world has the right to a nationality. This right is anchored in international and regional human rights instruments. Globally, treaties such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the […]
BY Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN OFR, Ph.D Opinion INTRODUCTION In a candid interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, Senior British Conservative politician of Nigerian descent Kemi Badenoch, offered a striking and controversial insight into the limitations of Nigerian citizenship […]
By deciding to open citizenship applications to all people of African descent around the world, Benin became the latest in a growing list of African countries to formerly recognize historical links with the African diaspora. Benin’s 2 September 2024 law […]