Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Egypt: Prohibited identities: State interference with religious freedom

novembre 1, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Egypt: Prohibited identities: State interference with religious freedom

All Egyptians upon reaching 16 years of age must, by law, obtain a national identification document that includes a national identification number (raqamqawmi) assigned at birth. A national ID is essential to obtain access to post-secondary schooling, get a job, […]


Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended to 2007

octobre 30, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Constitution of Zimbabwe, as amended to 2007

Constitution of Zimbabwe as amended at 30th October, 2007, up to and including amendments made by Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment) No. 18 Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007). Download file: here


Lesotho: Lekhoaba and Another v Director of Immigration and Others (Constitutional Case No.3/07)

octobre 26, 2007 7:10 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Lesotho: Lekhoaba and Another v Director of Immigration and Others (Constitutional Case No.3/07)

Peete J.: Introduction [1 ] In the Lesotho of today, this unique case raises an important issue of a « crisis of identity » under the new democratic constitutional dispensation. [2] Lesotho is a democratic Kingdom, geographically situated, rather conspicuously, in the […]


Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

octobre 24, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Arrests raise questions over safe return of Mauritanian refugees

Dakar, Oct 24, 2007 A group that claims to represent some of the 30,000 Mauritanian refugees living in Senegal says the recent arrest of some returnees is a sign that the planned repatriation of thousands of others should not go […]


UN appeals for urgently needed funds for Sahrawi and Mauritanian refugees

octobre 16, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur UN appeals for urgently needed funds for Sahrawi and Mauritanian refugees

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today urgently appealed for funding for its work in refugee camps in Western Sahara and Algeria as well as for the repatriation of Mauritanian refugees. The agency’s spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis told reporters […]


Report on the identity documents available in the Ugandan legal and administrative system and other supporting documentation for applications for participation in proceedings in Uganda

octobre 12, 2007 10:41 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Report on the identity documents available in the Ugandan legal and administrative system and other supporting documentation for applications for participation in proceedings in Uganda

Prepared by the Victims Participation and Reparations Section This report is submitted in accordance with the Decision on victims’ applications for participation a/0010/06, a/0064/06 to a/0070/06, a/0081/06 to a/0104/06 and a/0111/06 to a/0127/06, issued by the Single Judge on 10 […]


Birth Registration of Children in Zimbabwe

octobre 1, 2007 3:27 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Birth Registration of Children in Zimbabwe

The current study was commissioned by Justice for Children Trust (JCT). JCT is a locally registered trust headquartered in Harare. It was formed to offer free legal services to disadvantaged children in Zimbabwe. In its work with disadvantaged children, JCT […]


Of “Doubtful Nationality”: Political Manipulation of Citizenship in the D. R. Congo

octobre 1, 2007 2:19 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Of “Doubtful Nationality”: Political Manipulation of Citizenship in the D. R. Congo

By Stephen Jackson, Citizenship Studies, vol.11:5, 2007, pp.481-500 ABSTRACT Politically fomented restrictions on citizenship eligibility are on the rise in Africa. This has proven particularly so in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where, over more than 40 years since independence, […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Audience Foraines 2007 – Le Mode Opératoire

septembre 27, 2007 10:16 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Cote d’Ivoire: Audience Foraines 2007 – Le Mode Opératoire

I – POPULATION CIBLE A – PERSONNES CONCERNEES Pour participer à l’opération spéciale d’audiences foraines, il faut : – être âgé de 13 ans révolus, c’est-à-dire 13 ans plus 1 jour au moins, quelle que soit la nationalité de l’intéressé […]


Cote d’Ivoire Decision n° 2007-14/pr du 21 septembre 2007 portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines

septembre 21, 2007 2:39 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Cote d’Ivoire Decision n° 2007-14/pr du 21 septembre 2007 portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines

Télécharger ici: Decision portant dispositions speciales en matiere d’audiences foraines Unofficial English translation: 2007 Special provisions in matters of field hearings (PDF, 18 kb)


Cote d’Ivoire: Ni guerre ni paix, cinq ans apres la rébellion

septembre 21, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Cote d’Ivoire: Ni guerre ni paix, cinq ans apres la rébellion

Dakar, Sep 19, 2007 (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks/AllAfrica Global Media via COMTEX) — Cinq ans après la rébellion qui a déchiré la Côte d’Ivoire et son peuple, déjà accablés par les affrontements ethniques, le gouvernement ivoirien est prêt à […]


Sierra Leone, Child Rights Act 2007

septembre 3, 2007 12:00 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Sierra Leone, Child Rights Act 2007

Art. 24: « No person shall deprive a child of the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality or the right as far as possible to know his natural parents and extended family. » Download file: here