By Arlana Shikongo THE Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) says a recent High Court judgement confirming the Namibian citizenship by descent of a child born through surrogacy to a same-sex couple is progressive and demonstrates that the courts are taking cognisance […]
By Catherine Muya The High Court on October 14 ordered that the government conducts a data protection impact assessment before rolling out the Huduma cards as required by the Data Protection Act. In finding that the Data Protection Act applied […]
Daloa, 23 oct 2021 (AIP) – Les régions du Zanzan et des Savanes concentrent le plus grand nombre de personnes à risques d’apatridie en Côte d’Ivoire, a révélé le Haut-Commissariat des réfugiés (HCR) qui a organisé un atelier jeudi 21 […]
Following the issuing of an advisory by the Liberia Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Republic of Liberia, RL, that Liberians who supposedly lost their citizenship after naturalizing in other countries can now reclaim their citizenship, dozens of […]
Observations finales concernant le rapport de l’Eswatini valant deuxième à quatrième rapports périodiques CRC/C/SWZ/CO/2-4 Enregistrement des naissances 32.Le Comité salue les mesures que l’État partie a prises pour faire augmenter le taux d’enregistrement des naissances. Il reste toutefois préoccupé par […]
By Carmel Rickard The case involves a same-sex couple where only one of the couple is a Namibian. They have had a child by surrogacy, and now applied for the child to be granted Namibian citizenship by descent. The minister […]
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – The Pro-Tempore of the Liberian Senate, Albert T. Chie (CDC, Grand Kru County), says the Supreme Court’s December 2019 Opinion forbidding the automatic forfeiture of Liberian citizenship does not in other words permit dual citizenship. […]
Podcast host: W. Gyude Moore The scope and sophistication of ID systems have advanced remarkably in the last 20 years, with over 60 developing countries establishing national ID programs. And digital technologies, such as biometrics, have dramatically expanded the capabilities […]
By John Wanjohi Members of the Shona community in Kenya are set to participate in next year’s general elections. This comes after they were registered as voters in the ongoing mass voter listing exercise, allowing them to participate in an […]
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Rwanda CMW/C/RWA/CO/2 Birth registration and nationality 37.The Committee notes with satisfaction that children born in the […]
Extracts relevant to Africa: Mobilizing governments and civil society On 20 August, in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHCR and the International Conference for the Great Lakes Region convened a workshop to take stock of progress on the […]
The Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders Association, representing roughly 250 000 Zimbabweans in SA, has asked the Gauteng High Court to declare them permanent residents, as their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits expire in November 2021. They are also asking the court to […]