Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Kenya: Gov’t explains Miguna’s ‘deportation’, more Kenyans join hunger strike over the saga

avril 4, 2018 9:47 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Gov’t explains Miguna’s ‘deportation’, more Kenyans join hunger strike over the saga

By Daniel Mumbere The Kenyan government has insisted that it did not deport opposition lawyer Miguna Miguna, following last week’s standoff at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi. Appearing before a Parliamentary Committee on Administration and National […]


Decretos que otorgan la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana

avril 4, 2018 8:40 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Decretos que otorgan la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana

Los decretos 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, de fecha 2 de abril, firmado por el Presidente de la República, S. E. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, otorgan la nacionalidad ecuatoguineana a los súbditos libaneses, Fadi Fakin y Mohamad Alabid; a la colombiana […]


Kenya: Matiang’i wants judges probed in Miguna row

avril 3, 2018 11:09 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Matiang’i wants judges probed in Miguna row

By Edwin Mutai The Ministry of Interior has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to investigate judges and lawyers who handled the saga surrounding the deportation of Miguna Miguna. Interior secretary Fred Matiang’i […]


Au Cameroun, des déplacés de la guerre contre Boko Haram craignent de devenir apatrides

avril 3, 2018 10:43 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Au Cameroun, des déplacés de la guerre contre Boko Haram craignent de devenir apatrides

Modou a toujours espéré que ses six enfants « fassent de grandes études et deviennent des gens importants ». Mais il y a trois ans, le rêve de cette agricultrice camerounaise de 28 ans s’est brisé. « Des membres de Boko Haram sont venus une nuit à Chérif-Moussary, mon […]


Kenya: Matiang’i: Miguna is a Kenyan and I will help him

avril 3, 2018 9:44 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Matiang’i: Miguna is a Kenyan and I will help him

BY Joseph Omollo Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang’i has soften his stand on the citizenship of lawyer Miguna Miguna. Speaking on Tuesday, Matinag’i said that Miguna is a Kenyan citizen by birth and he was ready to help facilitate […]


African Court Decides First Case on Right to a Nationality

avril 3, 2018 8:06 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur African Court Decides First Case on Right to a Nationality

Last week, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) published its first ruling related to the right to nationality in the case of Anudo Ochieng Anudo v. Republic of Tanzania, stating that Tanzania violated Anudo Ochieng Anudo’s right […]


Tanzania: Deported Man Claims Tanzanian Citizenship

avril 2, 2018 10:17 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzania: Deported Man Claims Tanzanian Citizenship

By Deus Ngowi Arusha — THE African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) has ordered Government of Tanzania to amend its legislation to provide individuals with judicial remedies in the event of any dispute over their citizenship. The Court […]


UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April 2018

avril 1, 2018 4:51 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UNHCR Campaign to End Statelessness Update April 2018

Extracts: On 28 February, the League of Arab States (LAS) convened a Ministerial meeting in Tunis on “Belonging and Legal Identity” under the patronage of the President of Tunisia. The meeting resulted in the adoption of the Declaration on Belonging […]


28.5m Nigerians Agonise Over Suspension Of Nat’l ID Card Issuance

avril 1, 2018 4:17 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur 28.5m Nigerians Agonise Over Suspension Of Nat’l ID Card Issuance

By Christiana Nwaogu, Patience Ihejirika About 28.5 million Nigerians who registered for the national identity card are yet to get the cards from the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Most of them have expressed worry that, while the development is […]


Zimbabwe Citizenship Bill 2018

avril 1, 2018 12:18 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe Citizenship Bill 2018

[DRAFT BILL dated April 2018, as posted to Ministry of Justice website 12 June 2018] MEMORANDUM: This Bill will repeal the Citizenship of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 4:01] which will be replaced by the Zimbabwean Citizenship Act which is in compliance […]


‘Stateless’ man unwanted by Kenya and Tanzania wins court case

mars 31, 2018 8:41 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur ‘Stateless’ man unwanted by Kenya and Tanzania wins court case

By Philip Muyanga The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that Tanzania violated the rights of its citizen who has been living in a ‘no-man’s land’ on the Kenyan border since 2014. Read further: https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/stateless-man-wins-court-case/


Kenya : l’opposant Miguna Miguna réclame son passeport depuis Dubaï

mars 30, 2018 3:28 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya : l’opposant Miguna Miguna réclame son passeport depuis Dubaï

Par John Ndinga Ngoma Miguna Miguna a lancé cet appel de Dubaï, où le gouvernement l’a déporté de force mercredi dernier. Mais, les autorités semblent faire la sourde oreille. Dans un message posté sur sa page Facebook, l’avocat a déclaré […]