A refugee describes fleeing violence in eastern DRC with her children only to face the fear of more in South Africa. by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia In the third of a four-part series on South Africa’s stateless children, a […]
In a shelter near the border, girls dream of futures that may be out of reach if they cannot secure documents by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia Precious*, 12: ‘They said if you come to South Africa there is a […]
Precious Masakara The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has come up with recommendations to various stakeholders following their public hearings on access to documentation. The recommendations were directed to the Registrar-General’s office, Zimbabwe Republic Police, The Parliament of Zimbabwe, Ministries […]
Children, often undocumented and unaccompanied, risk the dangerous crossing into South Africa in hope of a better life. by Jamaine Krige & Yeshiel Panchia According to the World Bank, in 2017 there were approximately four million migrants in South Africa. […]
Alors que la polémique a enflé depuis la déclaration du président de la République Félix Tshisekedi sur la nationalité congolaise des Banyamulenge devant la diaspora congolaise de Londres le dimanche dernier, JB Ewanga, ancien secrétaire général de l’UNC, vient d’apporter […]
Locadia Mavhudzi, Midlands Correspondent SOME people in the Midlands province face difficulties in accessing critical national documents due to cultural challenges as relatives refuse to accept out-of-the-wedlock children. This was heard during a Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) workshop in […]
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By Tafadzwa Ralph Mugabe Citizenship of Zimbabwe has had a chequered development from the days of colonial settlement in 1890, to independence in 1980 and to date. In 2013 the country adopted a new constitution which created three classes of […]
By Tariro Washinyira Nathi Lepelesana used his ID to vote in SA elections. Now he’s been told he’s a Lesotho citizen A 49-year-old Free State born man, Nathi Lepelesana, has been living in limbo for five years after the Department […]
Au total, mille trois cent quatre-vingt-douze registres d’actes de naissance couplés au matériel et fournitures de bureau ont été réceptionnés par le ministre qui, à son tour, a transmis au préfet directeur général de l’administration du territoire, Jacques Essissongo. Le don […]
On Jan. 9, the Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported that Isabel dos Santos – the daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos once ranked by Forbes magazine as Africa’s richest woman – is a citizen of Russia. […]
Report of the ACERWC on the Follow-Up Mission Conducted to Monitor the Implementation of its Concluding Observations and Recommendations to the Republic of Liberia 06-08 November 2019 Extract: 7.4. Civil Rights and Freedoms i. Birth registration The Committee notes that […]