The Sierra Leone government has expelled 22 foreigners, mostly Lebanese, who allegedly had business dealings with the ousted military junta. The order of expulsion was signed personally by President Kabbah, according to a statement issued by the attorney-general’s office. « Their […]
Seventeenth session Extracts relevant to birth registratoin and nationality from the Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and state report to the Committee Download file: Concluding observations of the CRC on Libya (Excerpts) (30 […]
Replaced the Passport Services and National Identity Cards Services Act 1984; and itself repealed and replaced by Act No.5 of 2018. Download file: Lesotho Passports and Travel Documents Act 1998 (PDF)
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Communication 159/96 : Union interafricaine des droits de l’Homme, Fédération internationale des ligues des droits de l’Homme, Rencontre africaine des droits de l’Homme, Organisation nationale des droits de l’Homme au Sénégal and Association malienne des droits de l’Homme / Angola. […]
The Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) and the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire (ADFL) carried out massive killings of civilian refugees and other violations of basic principles of international humanitarian law during attacks on refugee camps in […]
ESTATUTO DO CIDADÃO LUSÓFONO (Lei N.º36/V/97) Por mandato do Povo, a Assembleia Nacional decreta, nos termos da alínea b) do artigo 186º da Constituição, o seguinte: Artigo 1º (Objecto) A presente lei define o estatuto do cidadão lusófono em Cabo […]
CRC/C/3/Add.50 A. Name and nationality (art. 7) 1. Name 70. In Chad all citizens are entitled to a name and forename. In conformity with article 1 of ordinance No. 3 of 2 June 1961 relating to civil status, the parents […]
CRC/C/3/Add.48. Rapports initiaux attendus des Etats parties pour 1992: GUINEE A. Le nom et la nationalité 1. Du nom 47. La filiation fait l’objet d’une large disposition dans le Code civil. La filiation légitime est établie par acte de naissance […]
Article 3: Any person born of an Eritrean father or mother is Eritrean by birth. Any foreign citizen may acquire Eritrean citizenship pursuant to law. The details concerning citizenship shall be regulated by law. Download here.
E/CN.4/1997/6 Report on the situation of human rights in Zaire, prepared by the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Roberto Garretón, in accordance with Commission resolution 1996/77 Download excerpt related to nationality here.
Approved by national referendum on 8 August 1996, entered into force on 16 January 1997 (Act No. 1 of 1997). Chapter III of the Constitution governs citizenship. Download: Gambia Constitution, 1997, Chap III, as amended 2001 In addition, Article 62 […]