Yesterday, 13 February 2017, two children born in South Africa to a Swazi mother and South African father have finally had their births registered and unabridged birth certificates issued after the LRC intervened on their behalf. The couple approached the […]
Protecting Children of Rape, the Invisible Victims of Conflict and Political Violence Akinyi was only 11 years old when three men broke into her home in Kericho, Kenya, in December 2007, as post-election violence raged, and gang raped her and […]
KALUNGA MUSONDA, Kabwe THE inadequate health facilities in communities have for the past decades subjected expectant mothers to giving birth either in homes or on their way to the nearest health centres.nAdded to that, because of traditional beliefs, some expectant […]
Par Kayi Lawson La loi sur la nationalité en vigueur au Togo date de 1978. Le Code de la nationalité devrait être actualisé au lendemain du vote de la constitution de 1992 mais 25 ans après, la révision de la […]
This February the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights convened a national workshop on Achieving Gender Equal Nationality Rights in Togo, in partnership with national coalition member Questions des Femmes and Campaign steering committee member Equality now. The workshop brought […]
Les 7 et 8 février dernier, un atelier de formation sur l’égalité du droit à la nationalité au Togo a rassemblé des acteurs de la société civile, des ministères, des magistrats et des médecins. En effet, la législation togolaise comporte […]
Somali lawmakers elected a new president Wednesday, choosing a former prime minister who is a dual U.S.-Somali citizen. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known as « Farmajo, » was declared the winner after two rounds of voting by the Somali parliament in Mogadishu. […]
Luanda — The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (MJDH) will hold on 8-13 February a training on « Civil registration, under its subprogramme dubbed to be born with registration », taking place at the National Institute of Judicial Studies (INEJ) in […]
By ALLOYS MUSYOKA When Thomas Nguli led the over 1,000 Makonde community and other stateless people from Kwale to State House, Nairobi, on October 2016, he had one thing in mind: to get recognised as Kenyan citizens. The walk, supported […]
Michael Offermann, “En bref – la carte d’identité au Togo” Présentation, Atelier national sur l’égalité du droit à la nationalité au Togo, Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights, Lomé, février 2017 Download: En bref – la carte didentite au Togo
By Kaity Cooper and Dianne Hubbard, Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia — Mr de Wilde and Ms van den Meij are Dutch citizens who have been living in Namibia on employment permits since 2006. In 2009, the couple had a child, […]
2 ans exactement après la Conférence d’Abidjan, où plusieurs pays ont pris des engagements pour mettre fin à ce que l’on appelle l’apatridie, qui touche plusieurs millions de personnes, quelle est la réalité dans les familles ? Peut-on éradiquer l’apatridie […]