Le conflit en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) semble insoluble. Depuis qu’un accord de paix qui a officiellement mis fin à une décennie de guerre dans le pays a été signé en 2003, quelque deux millions de civils sont morts […]
Many foreigners think that it is almost impossible to get Botswana citizenship regardless of how long one has stayed in the country. Some foreigners say that they have lived in Botswana and brought development and investment to the country but […]
Download file: Zimbabwe Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Regulations (.doc, 500 kb)
Report No.38 of 2010/11 Download file: here At PP website: http://www.pprotect.org/?q=content/report-investigation-allegations-failure-register-birth-child-and-naturalisation-mother
Voter’s Eligibility 25. The voter shall meet the following conditions: 1) Born to parents both or one of them belonging to one of the indigenous communities that settled in Southern Sudan on or before the 1st of January 1956, or […]
(Washington, DC) – Morocco’s return of confiscated passports this week to activists living in Western Sahara and the renewal of others is a positive step, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should ensure that no one is prevented from […]
Art.5(2)(e): « The State shall guarantee all the lawful rights of the Child, in particular his right to prove his affinity and his right to life and growth, the name, nationality, breast-feeding, custody, clothing and accommodation, and his right to education […]
Article by Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell on citizenship proposals in new constitution. Download file: here (scan)
CRC/C/BFA/CO/3-4 Enregistrement des naissances 34.Le Comité, s’il note les efforts importants déployés par l’État partie pour développer l’enregistrement des naissances, en particulier les activités conduites en 2009, déclarée Année de l’enregistrement universel et gratuit des naissances, demeure préoccupé de ce […]
CEDAW/C/EGY/CO/7 Nationality 37. The Committee notes that the nationality law has been amended under Law No. 154 of 2004, which grants gender equality regarding the transfer of Egyptian nationality to the children of a man or a woman who marries […]
by Amanda Gouws So far the debate has focused on citizenship as a status within the borders of certain nation states in Africa and the dire consequences of the inability to obtain such status. Yet, legal rights and identity documents […]
Repeals and replaces Law No. 17 of 1954 and Law No. 18 of 1980. Arabic: Libya Nationality Law No 24 2010 AR Unofficial English translation: Libya Nationality Law No 24 2010 EN (Note that this translation was slightly revised in […]