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Confronting Uncertainty: Understanding Statelessness in Tunisia

Published: 28/Mar/2022
Source: Boston University School of Law International Human Rights Clinic

The right to a nationality is foundational towards the protection and fulfillment of basic human rights. If you have ever crossed an international border, chances are you hold a national identity document that entitles you to not only leave but […]

Zimbabwe: Shaw and Another v Registrar General of Citizenship and 3 Others

Published: 22/Mar/2022
Source: High Court of Zimbabwe (Harare)

Shaw and Another v Registrar General of Citizenship and 3 Others (Case No. 250 of 2022) [2022] ZWHHC 250 (25 March 2022); [2022] ZWHHC 250 KWENDA J: This is a court application for orders confirming that the applicants are citizens […]

Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council UPR 41: South Africa

Published: 22/Mar/2022
Source: Institute on Statelessness & Inclusion and others

Scalabrini Centre of Cape TownLawyers for Human RightsCentre for Child LawUCT Refugee Rights UnitInstitute on Statelessness and Inclusion 1. The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Centre for Child Law, the UCT Refugee Rights Unit […]

Uganda: Court orders govt to issue citizenship to people of Somali origin

Published: 21/Mar/2022
Source: The Observer (Kampala)

The High court in Kampala has ordered the Immigration office to give people of Somali origin Ugandan citizenship as long as they fulfil the requirements of the law. The judgment issued through email by justice Musa Ssekaana arises from a […]

South Africa: The plight of the stateless highlighted in video campaign

Published: 19/Mar/2022
Source: IOL / Weekend Argus

By Murphy Nganga Cape Town – With the goal of humanizing the experience of statelessness, the Jesuit Refugee Service South Africa (JRS) launched a campaign to raise awareness about the lives of young people born to refugees who encounter numerous […]

Uganda: Abdu Abucar Hussein and 7 others v. Attorney General

Published: 18/Mar/2022
Source: Uganda High Court

CIVIL SUIT NO. 437 OF 2019 JUDGMENT The plaintiffs instituted this suit against the defendant seeking for orders that; A declaration that the plaintiffs and other eligible members of the Uganda Somali’s Community are citizens by birth. A declaration that […]

First Ethiopian Digital Identification Draft Proclamation Public Consultation

Published: 15/Mar/2022
Source: Ethiopian National Identification (ID) Program

On Friday, March 11, 2022, the National Identification (ID) Program hosted its first “Digital Identification Proclamation Consultation” with invited officials and guests at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel. Over 200 key stakeholders representing Federal ministries and government agencies, regional governments, civil […]