Extract: RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY and ERADICATION OF STATELESSNESS ACKNOWLEDGING that statelessness can be a cause and a consequence of forced displacement, the latter particularly in protracted refugee situations; RECOGNIZING THAT the right to a nationality is a fundamental right […]
By Masoka Dube Tebogo Khoza from Thabazimbi in Limpopo lives a life of squalor as the Department of Home Affairs refuses to issue him with documentation even though he has proof that he was born in South Africa. Khoza, 25, […]
By Babalo Ndenze CAPE TOWN – Members of Parliament (MPs) said they’re worried about the high cost of DNA tests that prevent migrants from registering the birth of their children. Lawyers for Human Rights told the Home Affairs portfolio committee this […]
The Lawyers for Human Rights briefed Parliament’s home affairs committee on statelessness and other challenges faced by migrants Babalo Ndenze CAPE TOWN – Lawyers for Human Rights said on Tuesday the Department of Home Affairs was “structurally xenophobic” because its […]
This Petition relates to citizenship rights of children born in Kenya of a parent who is a Kenyan citizen and parent granted or seeking refugee status in Kenya. It questions the legality of the actions of the Respondents that impede […]
Le droit à une existence légale est le premier droit de tout être humain. Cette existence légale déclenche le droit à la santé, à l’éducation, à la protection contre les abus et l’exploitation. Le droit à une identité légale est […]
Avant les journées d’information des responsables de l’état civil (du 13 au 19 novembre 2022 à Yakro), le Dg de l’ONECI, Ago Christian Kodia, a rencontré la presse pour parler de la modernisation de l’Etat civil ivoirien. Le directeur général […]
Report of the Meeting of the Committee on Cooperation, International Relations and Conflict Resolution on a Proposed Model Law on Nationality and Statelessness Midrand, South-Africa November 2022 English: PAP Committee Report Model Law-EN French: PAP Commission rapport loi modele-FR Resolution […]
Le système d’identification en Côte d’Ivoire se modernise. L’office nationale de l’identification et de l’état civil (ONECI) a présenté le mardi 8 novembre 2022, un projet de digitalisation de l’état civil. Une étape qui a pour objectif de rendre ces […]
CADHP/Rés.543 (LXXIII) 2022 La Commission africaine des Droits de l’Homme et des Peuples, réunie à l’occasion de sa 73ème Session ordinaire, qui s’est tenue à Banjul, Gambie, du 20 octobre au 9 novembre 2022 ; Rappelant son mandat de promotion […]
La première dotation est gratuite mais le renouvellement est payant. Elle remplace de plein droit la carte Nina, la carte d’identité nationale et la carte consulaire. Le président de la Transition, le colonel Assimi Goïta, a pris la semaine dernière […]
By Lewis S. Teh The Government of Liberia through the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC) has alarmed that a significant number of Liberians are without birth certificates. At an official program in observance of the World Day Against […]