Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

South Sudan: My journey to state of statelessness

juillet 25, 2019 9:55 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Sudan: My journey to state of statelessness

By Luka Biong Deng Kuol* When I was expelled from South Sudan in 2015 for organizing a public lecture at the University of Juba on the Presidential Decree to create 28 states, the government in Juba, in its response to […]


Botswana: Ngoma AP candidate in Tati East

juillet 23, 2019 6:35 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Botswana: Ngoma AP candidate in Tati East

Former Francistown Mayor, Peter Ngoma will contest the upcoming general elections at Tati East constituency under the Alliance for Progressives (AP) ticket. Ngoma who is currently a specially elected councillor in Francistown City Council recently dumped the ruling Botswana Democratic […]


Uproar over government’s plan to ‘block’ Kenyans without Huduma Namba from accessing services

juillet 19, 2019 3:50 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uproar over government’s plan to ‘block’ Kenyans without Huduma Namba from accessing services

by Brian Sikulu. Kenyans on social media have come out to express mixed reactions after the government proposed a Bill that will deny Kenyans without Huduma Namba access to crucial public service. If the proposed Bill is passed into law, […]


Uganda: Minister Admits to Mistakes in ID issuance

juillet 18, 2019 4:48 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uganda: Minister Admits to Mistakes in ID issuance

By Marion Ayebazibwe Government has acknowledged mistakes in the process of acquiring new and replacing lost national identification cards. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Obiga Kania, was on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, responding to a matter of […]


Kenya: New law to make Huduma Namba compulsory

juillet 18, 2019 2:54 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: New law to make Huduma Namba compulsory

By DAVID MWERE The Huduma Namba will serve as the official sufficient proof for identification in the country and its registration will now be mandatory for access to government services if the draft Huduma Bill 2019 is enacted by the […]


Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Kingdom of Lesotho

juillet 18, 2019 2:00 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Kingdom of Lesotho

1. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges […]


Zimbabwe: Mr Registrar-General, let the people go

juillet 16, 2019 8:08 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Mr Registrar-General, let the people go

Guest column: Paul Kaseke For some time now, Zimbabweans have not been able to renew their passports or obtain new ones due to what the Registrar-General’s office has termed ‘an acute shortage of passport paper’. It almost seems like the […]


Kenya: Decades later Shona speak Kikuyu but still lack IDs

juillet 15, 2019 5:44 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Decades later Shona speak Kikuyu but still lack IDs

By George Mugo In Summary: Shunned in Kenya and Zimbabwe, the Shona are unable to do business legally or own property. They were allowed to register with Huduma Namba as stateless people, but are yet to be given IDs. Over […]


Zimbabwe: National documentation hearings start in Matabeleland North

juillet 15, 2019 5:40 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: National documentation hearings start in Matabeleland North

Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter PUBLIC hearings on the national inquiry on access to national documentation in the country are set to commence today in Matabeleland North province. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) said the public hearings, held […]


CRC Observations finales: Cote d’Ivoire 2019

juillet 12, 2019 7:06 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur CRC Observations finales: Cote d’Ivoire 2019

Observations finales concernant le deuxième rapport périodique de la Côte d’Ivoire CRC/C/CIV/CO/2 Enregistrement des naissances 24.Le Comité est préoccupé par : a)Le nombre très élevé d’enfants qui n’ont pas d’acte de naissance et le fait que l’enregistrement entraîne de multiples […]


Egypt: Parliament approves in principle new law regulating granting citizenship by investment

juillet 9, 2019 7:24 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Egypt: Parliament approves in principle new law regulating granting citizenship by investment

The Egyptian parliament approved on Sunday some amendments drafted by the government to two laws regulating Egyptian nationality (law 26/1975), and the residence of foreigners in the country (89/1960). The parliament’s forth legislative term will conclude this week, totalling 10 […]