septembre 14, 2011 8:46 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By John Campbell International Journal of Refugee Law Vol. 23 No. 4 pp. 656–679 Abstract Across Africa, citizenship is being manipulated and restricted to deny rights to those whom a state wishes to marginalize or exclude. This occurred on a […]
septembre 14, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Nasredeen Abdulbari Journal of African Law, 55, 2 (2011), pp.157–180 Abstract Affiliation with a political community or entity has throughout history been important for the purposes of protection and belonging. This article discusses the concept of citizenship in Sudan in […]
septembre 13, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Le Groupe de travail sur l’Examen périodique universel, créé conformément à la résolution 5/1 du Conseil des droits de l’homme en date du 18 juin 2007, a tenu sa onzième session du 2 au 13 mai 2011. L’Examen concernant la […]
septembre 9, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Blog article by Lucy Hovil, senior researcher at the International Refugee Rights Initiative. Read on Open Society Foundations website.
septembre 1, 2011 5:44 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
On 25 May 2011, a Tripartite Commission comprised of the governments of Tanzania and Burundi and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met in Dar es Salaam to discuss the future of repatriation efforts for Burundian refugees. The situation […]
septembre 1, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The Act provides that « Every child shall have a right to have her or his identity preserved » but does not contain any provision recognising children’s right to nationality. The Act requires the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to work with […]
août 30, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Original version. The text was amended in 2012 and 2014. Download file: The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 (PDF, 315kb)
août 23, 2011 1:39 pm
Publié par Bronwen Manby
NAIROBI, Kenya – Growing up in Kenya, Adam Hussein Adam received several attractive offers: a place on the national rugby team, a scholarship to study in New Zealand or work for international organisations in the Middle East and Somalia. He […]
août 22, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The Registrar General’s office has been urged to facilitate the accessing of national identity documents by children living on the streets. Tapuwa Mutseyekwa, of UNICEF, told a recent media training workshop that swelling numbers of street children faced an impossible […]
août 10, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
Sudanese Nationality Act as amended following the secession of South Sudan. Download file: Sudan Nationality Law 1994 amended 2011 EN (unofficial translation by UNHCR) In Arabic: Sudan Nationality Law 1994 amended 2011 AR
août 9, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
By Samson A. Bezabeh, African Affairs Vol. 110, No. 441, 2011, pp: 587-606 This article investigates the dynamics and politics of citizenship in Djibouti, where the issue of who qualifies as a citizen has long been controversial. While debates about citizenship and […]
août 8, 2011 12:00 am
Publié par Bronwen Manby
The purpose of this act is to establish a national registration body to provide the government with information related to emigration, immigration, development and national planning. The registration body is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Interior, and […]
