Zambia court rules children born to refugees eligible for citizenship
Published: 27/Apr/2026
Source: Zambia Monitor
Zambia’s Constitutional Court of Zambia has ruled that children born in the country to refugee parents are eligible for citizenship, in a landmark decision on nationality rights.
The ruling follows a petition filed by the Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU), which challenged restrictions affecting refugees and their children under the Constitution and the Refugees Act.
ZCLU, supported by the Global Strategic Litigation Council as amicus curiae, argued that the provisions violated Articles 266 and 37 of the Constitution.
In a unanimous decision by a seven-judge panel, delivered by Justice Musaluke, the court affirmed that constitutional principles on nationality are grounded in birth and descent.
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