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CEDAW Concluding Observations: Zambia, 2011

Published: 19/Sep/2011
Source: UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

CEDAW/C/ZMB/CO/5-6 Nationality 27. The Committee expresses its appreciation to the State party for the fact that, since its previous report, spouses have equal opportunities regarding the application and acquisition of Zambian citizenship and for ensuring the equality of spouses or […]

Citizenship Rules in Sudan and Post-Secession Problems

Published: 14/Sep/2011
Source: Journal of African Law

Nasredeen Abdulbari Journal of African Law, 55, 2 (2011), pp.157–180 Abstract Affiliation with a political community or entity has throughout history been important for the purposes of protection and belonging. This article discusses the concept of citizenship in Sudan in […]

Resisting Repatriation: Burundian Refugees Struggling to Stay in Tanzania

Published: 1/Sep/2011
Source: International Refugee Rights Initiative

On 25 May 2011, a Tripartite Commission comprised of the governments of Tanzania and Burundi and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met in Dar es Salaam to discuss the future of repatriation efforts for Burundian refugees. The situation […]

Act to Establish the Children’s Law of Liberia, 2011

Published: 1/Sep/2011

The Act provides that « Every child shall have a right to have her or his identity preserved » but does not contain any provision recognising children’s right to nationality. The Act requires the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to work with […]

Adam’s Story: Stateless in Kenya

Published: 23/Août/2011
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

NAIROBI, Kenya – Growing up in Kenya, Adam Hussein Adam received several attractive offers: a place on the national rugby team, a scholarship to study in New Zealand or work for international organisations in the Middle East and Somalia. He […]

RG office urged to give street kids IDs

Published: 22/Août/2011
Source: The Zimbabwean

The Registrar General’s office has been urged to facilitate the accessing of national identity documents by children living on the streets. Tapuwa Mutseyekwa, of UNICEF, told a recent media training workshop that swelling numbers of street children faced an impossible […]