Gambians have called on the Constitutional Review Commission to look into the issue of citizenship when writing a new constitution for The Gambia. Ida Joof, a native of Prince village in Upper Niumi, North Bank Region urged the commission to […]
By Ferdinand Jumbo-Asukwo Member states of the Economic Community of West African States Commission have made significant progress to end statelessness since the launch of the global campaign in November 2014. Dr. Siga Jagne, Commissioner for ECOWAS Social Affairs and […]
By Francis Arinze Iloani The National Population Commission (NPC) is frustrating birth registration by charging applicants N4500 before issuing them birth certificates, Daily Trust’s investigation has shown. The United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) factsheet on birth registration in Nigeria reveals […]
Two-thirds of Liberians want the exclusive black citizenship law in the country to be maintained, a new Afrobarometer survey reveals. The same proportion say only Liberian citizens should be allowed to own land. President George Weah has described these citizenship […]
The issuing of ID cards should be scrutinised by independent and impartial observers. The UN, AU and ECOWAS should engage the Gambia Government on the issue of stateless residents in The Gambia. Human rights NGOs should seek cooperation with the […]
Coque Mukuta Aldeões dizem que forças de segurança mataram 16 pessoas na Lunda Norte O Governo angolano iniciou a 25 de Setembro uma campanha para repor o que chama de legalidade na exploração e comercialização dos diamantes, como uma das […]
By Kebba Secka Rigorous screening is applied be approval is given for the issuing of national identity cards. This has resulted in many claims for ID cards being rejected leading to some to raise concerns on how the biometric ID […]
Observations finales concernant le rapport initial du Mozambique CMW/C/MOZ/CO/1 Enregistrement des naissances et nationalité 45.Le Comité constate avec préoccupation que de nombreuses naissances n’ont pas été enregistrées dans l’État partie et qu’un manque d’informations et des obstacles d’ordre bureaucratique et […]
Observations finales concernant le rapport initial de Madagascar CMW/C/MDG/CO/1 Enregistrement des naissances et nationalité 39.Le Comité prend note des mesures législatives prises par l’État partie pour réduire l’apatridie. Il s’inquiète toutefois du nombre élevé de personnes apatrides dans l’État partie, […]
29 octobre – 3 novembre 2018 Malabo, Guinée Equatoriale OBJECTIFS examiner et adopter le Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples sur les aspects spécifiques du droit à une nationalité et l’élimination de l’apatridie en […]
Les Béninois enregistrés sur la base de témoignage lors du recensement électoral national approfondi (Rena), vont disposer d’un acte de naissance dans les tout prochains jours en application de la loi n°2018-26 du 03 août 2018 portant autorisation d’inscription à […]
The Department of Home Affairs invites you to comment on the Draft Regulations on the Registration of Births and Deaths, 2018. Download from Parliamentary Monitoring Group: https://pmg.org.za/call-for-comment/753/