Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Legislative assessment: Assessment of residency requirements for migratory groups in connection with the referenda

juin 1, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Legislative assessment: Assessment of residency requirements for migratory groups in connection with the referenda

This report compiles the opinions of legal  experts as to the two questions asked of the experts by UNDP/Sudan, which were: With respect to defining “criteria for residency” in this context, what guiding or required principles and policies, if any, […]


‘Libya of Tomorrow’: What hope for human rights?

juin 1, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur ‘Libya of Tomorrow’: What hope for human rights?

Libya today is no longer the pariah state it was not so long ago, when gross violations of human rights took place against the backdrop of UN, EU and US sanctions against the country, which was designated as a state […]


The concept of stateless persons under International Law: Summary Conclusions

mai 28, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The concept of stateless persons under International Law: Summary Conclusions

The « Prato Conclusions » Expert meeting organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prato, Italy, 27-28 May 2010 This was a first of a series of Expert Meetings convened by UNHCR in the context of the […]


Cameroun: Bientôt, la double nationalité…

mai 27, 2010 12:52 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Cameroun: Bientôt, la double nationalité…

Par Georges Dougueli Yaoundé l’a assuré : l’article du code de nationalité du Cameroun empêchant l’acquisition de la double nationalité a été supprimé. Reste à voter le nouveau texte. Paul Biya l’avait promis à la communauté camerounaise de France, lors […]


ACmHPR Communication No. 313/05, Good v Republic of Botswana

mai 26, 2010 2:57 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur ACmHPR Communication No. 313/05, Good v Republic of Botswana

1. The Complaint is submitted by INTERIGHTS, Anton Katz and Max du Plessis (Complainants) on behalf of Mr Kenneth Good (victim), against the Republic of Botswana (Respondent State). 2. The Complaint states that Mr Kenneth Good, an Australian national, teaching […]


Clause on Kenya child citizenship defended

mai 18, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Clause on Kenya child citizenship defended

by Sarah Wambui NAIROBI, Kenya, May 18 – The Committee of Experts (CoE) has defended a clause in the Proposed Constitution that allows children aged eight and below whose nationality and parents are unknown to automatically become Kenyan citizens. In […]


Submission in Communication 317/106: The Nubian community in Kenya v. Kenya

mai 17, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Submission in Communication 317/106: The Nubian community in Kenya v. Kenya

Arguments on the Merits in Communication before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Submitted by the Open Society Justice Initiative, the Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa and the Centre for Minority Rights Development. Link to […]


The African Charter and the Right to a Nationality: Report of a meeting held in Banjul, The Gambia, 14 May 2010

mai 14, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur The African Charter and the Right to a Nationality: Report of a meeting held in Banjul, The Gambia, 14 May 2010

On 14 May, the Citizenship Rights in Africa Initiative (CRAI), and three programmes of the Open Society Institute (AfriMAP, AU Advocacy Programme and Justice Initiative), in collaboration with Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) hosted a discussion […]


Mali’s Family Code: Threats and Debates

mai 11, 2010 7:36 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Mali’s Family Code: Threats and Debates

By Alex Thurston Proposed reforms to Mali’s family code have evoked Muslim protests since last summer. At that time, Muslim activists succeeded in preventing the changes from happening. Now the law is back in parliament for consideration and revision, and […]


Mozambicans in Tanzania ask about dual nationality

mai 10, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Mozambicans in Tanzania ask about dual nationality

Maputo — Mozambicans living in Tanzanian on Friday called on the Mozambican government to clarify the question of dual nationality. Delivering a message to President Armando Guebuza, when he addressed members of the Mozambican community in Dar es Salaam, the […]


Beyond national citizenship

mai 8, 2010 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Beyond national citizenship

by Michaela Pelican ‘Belonging’ is a pertinent trope in Africa and beyond. However, in many parts of Africa belonging is not only understood in national terms but also, and most importantly, as belonging to a place or a group; e.g. […]