mars 27, 2017 12:30 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Tanzania is ramping up the registration and issuance of birth certificates to children under five years using mobile phones. The mobile registration is offering a lifeline to millions of babies, who often remain ‘invisible’ due to the logistical and infrastructural […]
mars 27, 2017 11:02 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
O Governo de Angola concedeu a nacionalidade angolana a 45 cidadãos estrangeiros, metade dos quais portugueses, através de outros tantos despachos publicados em Diário da República só este mês, aos quais a Lusa teve acesso. A atribuição da nacionalidade, de […]
mars 27, 2017 8:07 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
People who have no official nationality are often denied their most basic rights. Understanding the scale, causes and consequences of statelessness is vital to addressing the issue. « They are invisible and cannot live a dignified life, » Sadiq Kwesi Boateng says […]
mars 26, 2017 8:46 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By Maxwell Sibanda HARARE – Proposition that persons should be allowed to vote anywhere in the country upon production of their national identity documentation cards (IDs) for the 2018 general election is a recipe for electoral chaos, analysts have said. […]
mars 24, 2017 7:06 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By Munira Mandano The Makonde community has officially become Kenya’s 43rd tribe after being affirmed as Kenyan citizens in an event that was marked in song and dance. A celebratory mood engulfed Makongeni area, Kilifi county, where enthusiastic men, women […]
mars 23, 2017 8:09 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The Government of the Gambia has announced the immediate suspension of passports and national identity cards production until further notice. The decision according to the Ministry of the Interior, will enable the relevant authorities to protect and promote the integrity […]
mars 21, 2017 11:48 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Par Geraldine Geoffroy Selon la Déclaration universelle des droits de l’homme de 1948, tout individu a droit à une nationalité et nul ne peut être arbitrairement privé de sa nationalité, ni du droit de changer de nationalité. Les critères d’attribution […]
mars 20, 2017 8:54 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Action 2 of the Global Action Plan calls on States to ensure that no child is born stateless. Only if statelessness among children is addressed will the objective of the Global Action Plan – to end all statelessness by 2024 […]
mars 17, 2017 7:39 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By Spokesperson Registrar-General’s Department WE wish to respond for the benefit of the public to an article titled “Call to relax birth registration process” by your Senior Reporter Zvamaida Murwira in The Herald of Saturday, 25 February 2017. The Department […]
mars 17, 2017 1:19 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By John Nditi in Morogoro ONLY people with valid birth certificates will be allowed to get married effective May 1, 2017, it was declared here yesterday. Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Harrison Mwakyembe directed the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency […]
mars 16, 2017 6:32 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says a stateless person does not have a nationality of any country. It notes further that while some people are born stateless — not considered as a national by any state under […]
mars 16, 2017 2:39 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By GABRIELLE LYNCH In Summary While the 1999 National Census opted not to publish ethnic data, the 2009 count provided codes for no less than 111 ethnic groups. The Nubians, for example, argued that, while their forefathers had come to […]
