Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Bénin: Le gouvernement s’engage à délivrer gratuitement des actes de naissance à 2,5 millions de citoyens

octobre 11, 2018 9:53 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Bénin: Le gouvernement s’engage à délivrer gratuitement des actes de naissance à 2,5 millions de citoyens

Le gouvernement béninois s’est engagé à délivrer à titre gratuit, des actes de naissance à 2,5 millions de Béninois, qui n’en disposent pas, à travers le projet d’enregistrement dérogatoire à l’état civil, a annoncé mercredi à Cotonou le ministre béninois […]


Abdoulaye Harissou: «En Afrique subsaharienne, il y a 85 millions d’enfants sans identité»

octobre 11, 2018 9:43 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Abdoulaye Harissou: «En Afrique subsaharienne, il y a 85 millions d’enfants sans identité»

Abdoulaye Harissou : Ce combat est un combat d’abord humanitaire, pour l’Afrique subsaharienne qui compte 85 millions d’enfants qui ne sont ni déclarés ni inscrits à l’état civil. Ce qui pose un réel problème pour ces enfants qui n’arrivent pas à […]


CDE Observations finales: Mauritanie, 2018

octobre 11, 2018 8:25 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur CDE Observations finales: Mauritanie, 2018

CRC/C/MRT/CO/3-5 Observations finales concernant le rapport de la Mauritanie valant troisième à cinquième rapports périodiques Extract: Enregistrement des naissances 21.Le Comité accueille avec satisfaction les mesures prises pour promouvoir l’enregistrement des naissances, en particulier la réforme du système d’enregistrement de […]


‘Complete equality’: refugees find a home – and citizenship – in Guinea-Bissau

octobre 10, 2018 7:09 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur ‘Complete equality’: refugees find a home – and citizenship – in Guinea-Bissau

Those on the verge of becoming full citizens in Guinea-Bissau are beneficiaries of a policy that stands in contrast to that of many other countries By Ruth Maclean in Pelundo, Guinea-Bissau Eduardo Marina was harvesting in the peanut fields with […]


South Africa: Siblings finally get birth certificates to attend school

octobre 9, 2018 11:17 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Siblings finally get birth certificates to attend school

JOHANNESBURG – Eight siblings who could not attend school for several years because they didn’t have birth certificates have now had their births Registered. Some of the children had been to school before but had to drop out a few […]


Mnangagwa ally on taxation of Zimbabwe Diaspora in exchange for Citizenship

octobre 7, 2018 7:42 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Mnangagwa ally on taxation of Zimbabwe Diaspora in exchange for Citizenship

By Charles Mabhena Harare: President Mnangagwa’s ally and Zimbabwe Minister of Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi has rubbished allegations that the government plans to withdraw diasporans citizenships over their non contribution of tax to the country. Social media […]


Zimbabwe Diaspora Who Refuse Paying Tax to Lose Citizenship

octobre 7, 2018 7:38 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe Diaspora Who Refuse Paying Tax to Lose Citizenship

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is drafting a new constitutional amendment that would automatically cancel citizenship from anyone who would have stayed abroad for five years without paying tax to his government or resist newly proposed diaspora tax, a development that […]


32 million children face bleak future in Nigeria

octobre 6, 2018 9:17 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur 32 million children face bleak future in Nigeria

Born on 25th of November, 1996, Oyetunde Oyebisi was a great source of joy to his parents and the entire family. He was christened according to the norms and his full name and his date of birth were written on […]


South Africa: Belonging, Part 3

octobre 5, 2018 3:40 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Belonging, Part 3

Part 3 of the Belonging series on statelessness in South Africa. This is the story of Nosipho and Ayanda and their struggle for citizenship. For other videos in the series, see: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU59aXTYQXr3tX-83VXlzosgEnGEKaacH


South Africa: Beware the new migrant legislation

octobre 5, 2018 2:46 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Beware the new migrant legislation

[opinion] By Stefanie de Saude Darbandi Changes to new immigrant legislation could mean that many long-term residents are no longer eligible to remain in South Africa. All indications are that the new law may be implemented in the next few […]


Ghana: Births And Deaths Registry Canvass For More Registration

octobre 5, 2018 10:49 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Ghana: Births And Deaths Registry Canvass For More Registration

The Births and Deaths Registry has indicated that having a credible data on the human resources base of the country was key for good governance and nation building. It is said that such statistics enabled the government to develop and […]


Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 33rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Côte d’Ivoire

octobre 4, 2018 3:07 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 33rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Côte d’Ivoire

[…] the co-submitting organisations urge reviewing States to make the following recommendations to Côte d’Ivoire: I. Fully promote, respect, protect and fulfil its obligations towards stateless persons under international human rights law and protect the right to a nationality for […]