SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has said a passport is a human right and not a privilege because it affords people the right to movement as enshrined in the Constitution. Mudenda made the remarks while officiating at the […]
by MARY KIMANI Nubians have questioned the government’s delay to issue them with national identity cards. The Nubian Rights Forum says it will soon writing a letter to President Uhuru Kenyatta over the issue. Speaking on Friday during a press […]
Access to national identity documentation is a fundamental human right that forms the basis of enjoyment of other interrelated rights, Speaker of the National Assembly Advocate Jacob Mudenda has said. He was speaking at the launch of the Zimbabwe Human […]
Fatima Bulla-Musakwa A birth certificate is the most difficult national document to access in Zimbabwe, with Manicaland province having the highest number of people experiencing this challenge, according to findings released in the latest report on National Inquiry on Access […]
After the right to life which only ceases to exist when people die, the KHRC opines that the second most important right is the right to citizenship. This is because the link between an individual and the state ispivotal for […]
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000197019/nubians-and-shona-tribes-living-in-kenya-want-the-government-to-duly-consider-them-as-citizens Watch 3m video: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/ktnnews/video/2000197019/nubians-and-shona-tribes-living-in-kenya-want-the-government-to-duly-consider-them-as-citizens
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (extract) Access to documentation is a fundamental human right. It is a right upon which other rights can be enjoyed. National documents establish the legal relationship between a citizen and his or her country and they give rise […]
Enregistrer la naissance d’un enfant jusqu’à présent est une procédure plutôt facile et simple à accomplir. Seulement, avec la conjoncture il devient de plus en plus difficile aux parents de tenir les délais de déclarations de la naissance de leurs […]
This is a summary of the challenges faced by Zimbabweans in Accessing Documentation to enable them to access their fundamental rights and freedoms. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShfqEhGNA6c&feature=youtu.be
By IVAN R. MUGISHA Foreigners may soon acquire Rwandan citizenship on the basis of “national interest” if they have special skills or talents, and the ability to offer sustainable investment activities if a Bill recently approved by Cabinet becomes law. […]
Par : Christophe Boisbouvier On les appelle les « enfants fantômes ». En Afrique subsaharienne, 95 millions d’enfants qui n’ont aucun acte de naissance. Or, quand on n’a pas d’existence légale, on ne peut pas s’inscrire aux examens scolaires et […]
How the Women Lawyers’ Movement is helping families in DRC use the legal system to benefit children Like many parents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nicole Kahindo had never thought about birth certificates. “I only knew that, as […]