Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

UNHCR Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness, 2020

juillet 14, 2020 1:29 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UNHCR Background Note on Gender Equality, Nationality Laws and Statelessness, 2020

Extract: Africa Nationality laws in six countries in Africa do not provide mothers equal rights as fathers to confer their nationality on their children, leading to a risk of statelessness for such children. Under the 1962 Citizenship Law of Somalia, […]


Botswana: Government to amend Citizenship Act

juillet 12, 2020 6:38 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Botswana: Government to amend Citizenship Act

The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Annah Mokgethi says the ministry will present to Parliament proposed amendments to the citizenship act. She said this during a meeting addressed by the Vice President Slumber Tsogwane in Sefhare and Mahalapye […]


400 Batswana renounce their citizenship

juillet 12, 2020 4:33 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur 400 Batswana renounce their citizenship

By Cedric Swanka Since Parliament deliberations last year on dual citizenship, around 400 Batswana have so far renounced their foreign citizenship. While government is yet to take a firm stance on whether it approves or disapproves of its citizens possessing […]


Droits humains : les magistrats congolais renforcent leurs capacités

juillet 11, 2020 10:22 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Droits humains : les magistrats congolais renforcent leurs capacités

Un atelier destiné aux magistrats impliqués dans la chaine de délivrance des certificats de nationalité sur l’apatridie s’est ouvert à Brazzaville, sous la direction de Quentin Banga, administrateur national de protection au HCR. Cet atelier, qui va durer deux jours, […]


Botswana Citizenship (Amendment) Bill No. 9 of 2020

juillet 10, 2020 4:21 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Botswana Citizenship (Amendment) Bill No. 9 of 2020

CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2020 (Published on 10th July, 2020) MEMORANDUM 1. A draft of the above Bill, which it is intended to be presented to the National Assembly is set out below. 2. The object of the Bill is to […]


Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: Mauritania

juillet 9, 2020 11:04 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: Mauritania

UPR 37th Session; 3rd Cycle; January/February 2021 Joint submission by: Association des femmes chefs de Famille SOS-Esclaves Anti-slavery International Minority Rights Group International Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion Recommendations: Based on the above information, […]


South Africa: Municipality won’t remove former mayor, despite home affairs demands

juillet 8, 2020 11:26 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Municipality won’t remove former mayor, despite home affairs demands

Thanduxolo Jika The home affairs department has given a Free State municipality an ultimatum to remove former executive mayor Nthateng Maoke from its payroll because she continues to draw a salary as an ordinary councillor, despite having been found to […]


Tunisie: Kaïs Saïed octroie la nationalité tunisienne à 135 personnes dont 34 palestiniens

juillet 7, 2020 1:27 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tunisie: Kaïs Saïed octroie la nationalité tunisienne à 135 personnes dont 34 palestiniens

Le président de la République, Kaïs Saïed, a paraphé lundi, un arrêté présidentiel accordant à 135 personnes la nationalité tunisienne dont 34 Palestiniens, selon une source de la présidence de la République. La même source, citée par l’agence de presse […]


Matters Arising from the Liberia National Bar Association’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike

juillet 6, 2020 3:37 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Matters Arising from the Liberia National Bar Association’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike

By George Lomax The LNBA’s investigation started in the media with a press conference long before Cllr. Nwabudike was notified of an attempt to investigate his citizenship. It also ended in the media with a press conference without the benefit […]


Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.

juillet 4, 2020 5:14 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.

By Danielle Paquette Kimberly Reese has never visited Ghana, but she is already designing her dream home there. The Ohio mother of five says she doesn’t feel safe in the United States. “Some of us are tired,” said Reese, 54. […]


Ghana: The Hidden Light Of The Zongo People

juillet 4, 2020 5:04 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Ghana: The Hidden Light Of The Zongo People

By Babs-Khalid Hassan A.k.a. Babs Dopouh I observed with a keen interest in how our people in the Zongos are being subjected to the trash by politicians. They all have the same message when they are in Zongos, all they […]


Liberia: Diaspora Taxation – a Possible Compromise to the Dual Citizenship Debate

juillet 4, 2020 3:33 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Liberia: Diaspora Taxation – a Possible Compromise to the Dual Citizenship Debate

by Joseph Guannu Bartuah, Jr. In recent times, there have been interesting conversations surrounding the issue of dual citizenship. The issue is sensitive to both diaspora Liberians (people of Liberian lineage living abroad) and home-based Liberians (Liberian citizens living in […]