Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Libyans with dual citizenship banned from working in Foreign Ministry

septembre 15, 2015 5:16 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Libyans with dual citizenship banned from working in Foreign Ministry

Abdullah Ben Ibrahim The General Law Administration (GLA) of the Libyan Judiciary Supreme Council has issued a new law that deprives Libyans who have foreign citizenships from working in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The new law orders Libyans, who […]


Togo: L’état civil n’a pas la cote

septembre 15, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Togo: L’état civil n’a pas la cote

Des bureaux d’état civil existent un peu partout au Togo, pourtant de nombreux togolais continuent de demander aux tribunaux un supplétif d’acte de naissance. ‘Bien que de nombreuses régions soient à l’abri de l’analphabétisme, les populations préfèrent toujours les jugements supplétifs, […]


Editorial: Statelessness!

septembre 14, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Editorial: Statelessness!

It is not doubt that getting the nationality certificate or what is recently called the national register certificate or number is an important measure for any state that wants to build its future in an appropriate basis as it facilitates […]


EAC: Region to issue electronic passports

septembre 13, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur EAC: Region to issue electronic passports

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda will begin issuing a common electronic passport in November. The national non-biometric passports will be phased out over a two-year period ending in 2017. But Burundi has until close to the cut-off date to change […]


Third Class Citizens: Women and Citizenship in Sudan

septembre 12, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Third Class Citizens: Women and Citizenship in Sudan

This paper presents insights on Sudan’s international, regional and human rights commitments juxtaposed against the existing domestic legislations and how these negatively impact on the equal citizenship of women in Sudan. Drawing on personal stories and experiences of marginalized women […]


South Africa: Gigaba clarifies government’s stance on dual citizenship

septembre 10, 2015 4:32 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur South Africa: Gigaba clarifies government’s stance on dual citizenship

Thulani Gqirana While some members of the ruling party might have strong views on dual citizenship, the government is not currently considering reviewing its Citizenship Act at this time. Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Thursday rubbished reports that the […]


ANC threat to ban dual citizenship

septembre 6, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur ANC threat to ban dual citizenship

The ANC is reviewing South Africa’s dual-citizenship policy in a bid to stop South African citizens from taking up arms for the Jewish state.Any such move would affect millions of other South Africans as well – those who hold dual […]


Op-ed: One person, one passport, one road to injustice

septembre 6, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Op-ed: One person, one passport, one road to injustice

By Stephen Grootes The issue of nationality, nationalism and what it means to be South African is something we, as a relatively young nation, are still grappling with. Normally, we try to concentrate on the warm and fuzzy; we all […]


New CAJ report exposes rot within registration, immigration departments

septembre 4, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur New CAJ report exposes rot within registration, immigration departments

The Commision on Administrative Justice better known as the office of the Ombudsman has raised the red flag over rampant corruption within the gov’t registration and immigration departments, saying that I.D cards and other documents are being sold for up […]


Court stops plea in Sirat’s citizenship case

septembre 4, 2015 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Court stops plea in Sirat’s citizenship case

A court yesterday stopped the prosecution of former Wajir South MP Mahamud Sirat over allegations of false acquisition of Kenyan citizenship. Sirat was to plead to the charges but this did not happen after his lawyer informed Nairobi chief magistrate […]


Projet de Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples relatif aux aspects spécifiques du droit à une nationalité et à l’éradication de l’apatridie en Afrique

septembre 1, 2015 4:26 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Projet de Protocole à la Charte africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples relatif aux aspects spécifiques du droit à une nationalité et à l’éradication de l’apatridie en Afrique

As adopted by the 18th Extraordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, August 2015 Download from ACHPR website: https://www.achpr.org/public/Document/file/English/draft_citizenship_protocol_en_sept2015_achpr.pdf In French: Projet de Protocole nationalite FR Sept2015 CADHP


La controverse autour du code des personnes et de la famille au Mali : enjeux et stratégies des acteurs

septembre 1, 2015 2:35 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur La controverse autour du code des personnes et de la famille au Mali : enjeux et stratégies des acteurs

Ousmane Koné, PhD dissertation, University of Montreal Abstract (French followed by English) L’objectif de cette thèse est d’analyser et de comprendre la dynamique de la controverse autour de l’adoption en 2009 du code des personnes et de la famille au […]