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Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR: Liberia

Published: 3/Oct/2019
Source: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Third Cycle, April/May 2020) The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, and Equality Now make this joint […]

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR: Malawi

Published: 3/Oct/2019
Source: Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre, Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion & Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Third Cycle, April/May 2020) 1. The Malawi Human Rights Resource Centre (MHRRC), Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality […]

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR: Libya

Published: 3/Oct/2019
Source: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 36th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (Third Cycle, April-May 2020): Libya 1. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) and Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights make this joint submission […]

Liberia: Senate Passes Dual Citizenship Bill

Published: 3/Oct/2019
Source: Front Page Africa (Monrovia)

By Henry Karmo Monrovia – The Senate has kept a bill seeking to set aside 15 extra seats in the Senate exclusively for women and unanimously voted to approve the reduction of terms for the President, Vice President and members […]

Kenya: Omtatah now wants 10 MPs investigated for holding dual citizenship

Published: 2/Oct/2019
Source: Nairobi News

By Hilary Kimuyu Activist Okiya Omtatah has written to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate at least 10 legislators who he claims have allegiance to foreign countries as they hold dual nationalities. In a letter dated October 1, […]

Zimbabwe: Lack of IDs infringes on rights: ZHRC

Published: 1/Oct/2019
Source: Newsday (Harare)

THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has said 29,5% of the 814 cases of people investigated in the Midlands province in September submitted that they were denied the right to education due to lack of birth certificates. BY VENERANDA LANGA […]

Kenya’s Identity Ecosystem

Published: 1/Oct/2019
Source: Caribou Digital (UK)

By Emrys Schoemaker (Caribou Digital), Tom Kirk (London School of Economics) and Isaac Rutenberg (Strathmore University Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)). Download full report from Caribou Digital. Summary This report’s analysis of Kenya’s identification ecosystem provides an overview […]

South Africa: Angolan former refugees face uncertain future

Published: 1/Oct/2019
Source: GroundUp (Cape Town)

By Tariro Washinyira About 2,000 Angolan former refugees, many of whom have lived in South Africa for decades, may have to leave at the end of 2021. According to the Scalabrini Centre, which has been fighting on behalf of the […]

UNHCR Republic of Congo – August 2019 Fact Sheet

Published: 1/Oct/2019
Source: UNHCR

[extract] UNHCR supported the Congolese Government in the development and the adoption of a national plan on statelessness in the Republic of the Congo. UNHCR also sensitized members of the Congolese Parliament on statelessness issues. The Parliament members committed to […]