By ANNETTE WAMBULWA A 26-year-old woman of British descent has moved to court to have the government compelled to grant her Kenyan citizenship. Virdi Gurveen says she is a Kenyan by birth, but has been denied a national identity card […]
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filipino Grandi, has commended Sierra Leone for its efforts to end statelessness, and for taking actions to integrate refugees into the country, and getting refugees to return in dignity and safety to their countries […]
By George Sadek (Oct. 4, 2017) On September 21, 2017, the Council of Ministers of Egypt (the Cabinet) approved an amendment to Law No. 26 of 1975 on Citizenship. The Council has referred the new amendment to the Council of […]
Amendments to Egypt’s Nationality Law have left numerous citizens fearing that they will have their passports revoked and may be left stateless. There are now seven cases in which the Egyptian nationality can be revoked, according to the law, these […]
Les huit (8) ONGssont CRADE et ENDA à Gao, ENDA et AMSS à Tombouctou, APAFE MusoDambé, BNCE,AJDM, le Collectif des Centres d’Ecoute Communautaire.En effet, les articles 7 et 8 de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant, l’article 6 de […]
By Muhammed Magdy CAIRO — The Egyptian government’s approval Sept. 20 of a proposal to amend the country’s nationality law raised controversy among politicians, legal experts and rights activists amid fears that the amendments might be targeting opponents of current regime policies. According […]
By: Mai El-Sadany Shortly after President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi suggested at a side meeting of the United Nations General Assembly that the state of human rights in Egypt should not be judged from a Western perspective, Egypt’s cabinet gathered to […]
The first Arab Conference on Good Practices and Regional Opportunities to Strengthen Women’s Nationality Rights was held in the presence of 18 Arab countries, in collaboration with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality […]
Selon Sébastien Apatita qui représentait le Représentant-Résidant du HCR en Côte d’Ivoire, lors de la cérémonie d’ouverture de l’atelier de renforcement de capacités des partenaires des médias sur l’apatridie, ce lundi 2 octobre au Plateau, on dénombre au moins 10 […]
The Registrar-General’s Office has issued nearly 100 000 identity cards in four weeks, amid reports that some refugees have been caught trying to fraudulently obtain the identification documents. Registrar-General Mr Tobaiwa Mudede last week said finger prints were a prerequisite […]
Date d’examen : lundi 7 mai 2018 (pour plus d’informations cliquer ici). Extrait: PRINCIPAUX PROBLEMES DE PROTECTION, DEFIS ET RECOMMANDATIONS Point 1: Prévenir et réduire l’apatridie Bien que des efforts considérables aient été entrepris, de nombreux défis restent à relever […]
Information from around the world including (extracts): On 7-9 September in Mauritius, a meeting of experts from Member States of the African Union took place to discuss and review the draft “AU Protocol on Nationality”. The event was organized by […]