Le contenu du présent Manuel a été publié pour la première fois en 2012 sous la forme des trois Principes directeurs du HCR centrés, respectivement, sur la définition des apatrides, les procédures de détermination de l’apatridie et le statut des […]
Frederik Ngubane, a stateless man who took Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to court, has had his application for permanent residence denied because he could not prove his citizenship. The decision means that Ngubane cannot legally enter or remain in […]
The Pretoria High Court ruled yesterday that Gigaba was in contempt of an August court order directing him to decide within 30 days whether or not Frederik Ngubane, who is stateless, could become a permanent resident of South Africa. Ngubane […]
Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba could get time in jail after he was found to be in contempt of court in a case involving a stateless man. The court found Gigaba was in contempt of an August court order directing […]
In this paper, citizenship is used as a framework to analyse the problem of forced displacement in Africa’s Great Lakes region. Based on nine case studies across the region carried out by the International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI) over six […]
Delegates have urged President Goodluck Jonathan to, as a matter of urgency, intervene in the present demarcation of some villages in Cross River State by the Republic of Cameroun without the Federal Government’s consent. Speaking yesterday after discussions on a […]
A/HRC/27/22 Le présent rapport contient un aperçu des taux mondiaux d’enregistrement des naissances, un droit de l’homme universel reconnu dans un certain nombre d’instruments internationaux. Il examine les conséquences et les effets du non-enregistrement des naissances sur les droits de […]
By Arthur Simuchoba This year Zambia took the liberty of observing World Refugee Day (June 20th), a week earlier than normal. There is, however, a sense that, even if unintentional, this was appropriate given that the country was among the […]
Le ministère de la Justice des Droits de l’Homme et des Libertés publiques en partenariat avec le Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR), a organisé à l’intention des membres du corps préfectoral et des magistrats, un séminaire de […]
(CCZ 114/13) [2014] ZWCC 5 ZIYAMBI JA: The applicant is a citizen of Zimbabwe by birth. He initially sought a declaratory order confirming his right to a Zimbabwean passport and certain ancillary relief. He also sought an order compelling […]
Delphine Perrin. Tuaregs and Citizenship: ‘The Last Camp of Nomadism’. Middle East Law and Governance , Brill, 2014, Migration, Mobility and Citizenship, 6 (3), pp.296-326. ffhal-01395167f Abstract The paper questions the widespread perception according to which Tuaregs’ relationship to citizenship […]
The Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ministry, through its Diaspora Directorate, is conducting a research on the exact number of Tanzanians abroad and their specializations as part of the preparations for the dual citizenship initiative. Moving his 2014/15 budget estimates […]