Dear South Africans, More than a million children are born in our country each year and are issued birth certificates. But estimates are that another 100 000 children are not registered at birth in South Africa, setting them up for […]
Two brothers born in South Africa to Angolan refugees still face an uphill battle for citizenship despite a high court order. The matter is now in the Supreme Court of Appeal. By: Jan Bornman After failing to keep up with […]
by Ayang Macdonald The National Identification Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it will begin a nationwide process on 23 November to distribute digital ID cards to some of its citizens who have successfully applied for the document and enrolled […]
Meet Nosizi Reuben Dube, the first stateless Shona girl to go to university. Many stateless children miss out on education due to a lack of school fees and identification documents. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyDhjaAfGE&feature=youtu.be
Télécharger: Decret N° 2020-093-PR du 12-11-2020 Création de lANID JO25nov2020p4-10
Plus de 18 000 apatrides au Kenya luttent pour accéder aux services essentiels car ils n’ont pas de documents d’identité officiels. Une jeune femme est entrée dans l’histoire en étant la première femme apatride de la communauté Shona à accéder […]
Imagine not being able to vote in today’s by-elections, or get a driver’s licence or even open a bank account. Suppose you were considered not to ‘exist’ in your own country, being a person suspended in Statelessness? It’s estimated that […]
In 2021, Rwanda’s National Statelessness Taskforce and UNHCR will prioritise the identification of statelessness persons and those with undetermined nationality living in Rwanda. By Eugene Sibomana and Johanna Seidl “Consider just one minute. What would be like, if a country […]
La Conférence Internationale sur la Région des Grands Lacs (CIRGL) a fait un pas important vers l’éradication de l’apatridie dans la région des Grands Lacs alors que le HCR marque le 6ème anniversaire de la Campagne mondiale pour éradiquer l’apatridie […]
Amnesty International Bénin a organisé du vendredi, 06 au samedi, 07 novembre 2020 à l’Infosec à Cotonou, un atelier de renforcement de capacités à l’intention de l’équipe de sa Clinique légale et des points focaux sur la question de l’apatridie. […]
The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2020 will finally be tabled before Parliament after it was published in the Government Gazette of October 30. The new Bill by the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Anna Mokgethi seeks to amend sections […]
High Court Judgement: Wheeler v RG and Others HH 181-20 judgment Supreme Court Order: Wheeler v RG and Others Supreme Court Order 2020-11-06 Note on the case by Tafadzwa Ralph Mugabe Legal Counsel: CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION ADVISORY NOTE #13 of […]