Birth registration and certification1 are recognized as a right of the child in Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. According to Article 7 (1): “The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have […]
By Elizabeth Embu The Federal Government on Wednesday granted Nigerian citizenship to a total of 174 foreigners. Briefing journalists after the weekly meeting which was chaired by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro said a break down […]
Christopher Mark Doyle subscribes to the oath of allegiance as a citizen of Sierra Leone through Naturalization. The ceremony took place at the State Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown. President Koroma called on him to take the message of the new […]
An estimated 40,000 South Sudanese have been stranded in Khartoum since their country’s independence. UN agencies are desperately trying to help them get home, but funding appeals have not been answered. Three years ago, when South Sudan’s independence looked certain, […]
Kenya’s High Court has just delivered a ground breaking judgement on the rights of refugees with implications for hundreds of thousands in Kenya. Affirming the right to freedom of movement and the prima facie right of refugees to live in […]
Government has pledged to give some form of compensation to Tanzanians that were mistakenly victims of the ongoing crackdown operation against illegal immigrants dubbed Kimbunga. The announcement was made yesterday in parliament by the Minister for Defence and National Service, […]
Les Marocaines mariées à des étrangers pourront bientôt transmettre la nationalité marocaine à leurs conjoints, a révélé ce mardi Mustapha Ramid, ministre de la Justice devant le Parlement. « L’article 10 du code de la nationalité accorde aux épouses étrangères des […]
CRC/C/STP/CO/2-4 Concluding observations on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Sao Tome and Principe, adopted by the Committee at its sixty-fourth session (16 September–4 October 2013). [non-disponible en francais] Birth registration 29. The Committee welcomes the improvement in […]
By Valeriia Cherednichenko, PhD researcher in Advanced Studies in Human Rights at Charles III University of Madrid (Spain) The majority of the applications for the statelessness status in Spain come from applicants of Western Saharan origin, or Sahrawis. However, this […]
By Moses Matthew Mwanza — VARIOUS stakeholders have challenged Operation Kimbunga’s way of seizing aliens in the regions of Geita, Kagera and Kigoma, areas where the operation has been hailed as highly successful. Venance Muhabuki (47), a resident of Karagwe, […]
The Ngok Dinka have openly declared their intention to conduct the Abyei area community referendum, saying they see “no light at the end of the tunnel”. The decision emerged after Friday’s general conference for the Ngok Dinka community, which was […]
A Christian has been jailed in Khartoum, Sudan for declining to leave the country after authorities revoked his Sudanese citizenship, sources said. Read more.