This update provides you with a press release from the Legal Resources Foundation regarding Judith Todd’s critical court case against the Registrar General & Minister of Home Affairs. The judge ruled that people who have never taken up their entitlement […]
CRC/C/3/Add.64 Rapports initiaux des États parties attendus pour 1995 [7 février 2001] Seychelles Extraits: A. Droit à un nom, à une nationalité et à une identité (art. 7) La loi sur l’état civil exige que toute naissance soit officiellement déclarée […]
Further to the explanation we issued in early March concerning citizenship and voting issues, we provide more information of relevance on citizenship issues. This is general information and is not intended to be regarded as « legal advice ». It is important […]
CEDAW/C/COG/1-5 ________________________________________ Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 18 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Initial, second, third, fourth and fifth periodic report of States parties Republic of Congo Extract: […]
CRC/C/15/Add.171 Observations finales du Comité des droits de l’enfant: Gabon Enregistrement des naissances 29.Tout en prenant acte de l’obligation de déclarer toutes les naissances et du processus d’informatisation des registres de l’état civil, le Comité demeure préoccupé par le grand […]
The starting point is section 3(1) of Schedule 3 to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, which states that there are two categories of voters entitled to vote in a presidential election, namely: a) citizens b) persons who, since 31st December 1985, […]
(30/2002) [2002] ZWSC 12 CHIDYAUSIKU CJ: The respondent in this case launched a court application in the High Court in which he sought the following relief: IT IS ORDERED THAT:- In order to comply with Schedule 3 paragraph 3 of […]
If you successfully filed your notice of appeal in response to the Registrar’s Notice that he will strike you off the voters roll READ ON – to the end! You WILL be called to the magistrates court. The notices of […]
PRESSURE GROUPS in Tanzania have initiated a campaign urging the government to reverse its decision to deny citizenship to the chairman of one of the country’s biggest media houses, Mr Jenerali Twaha Khalfan Ulimwengu. A hundred and forty University of […]
We have provided a number of draft statements for you to use in your hearing, if you wish. There are 4 different forms depending on whether: a) you were born in Zimbabwe or b) you were a permanent resident before […]
Magistrate Court Hearings People who managed to lodge their appeals in response to the Notices of Objection have started to receive notice that they are required to present themselves for these hearings. The first notices seem to have been handed […]
The government of Tanzania has turned down an application for naturalisation by Jenerali Ulimwengu, a veteran journalist and publisher. Ulimwengu, 53 is Chairman of Habari Corporation, publisher of highly regarded and fiercely independent newspapers « Rai », « Mtanzania » and « The African », which […]