Citizenship Law in Africa describes the often arbitrary, discriminatory, and contradictory citizenship laws that exist from state to state and recommends ways that African countries can bring their citizenship laws in line with international rights norms. The report covers topics such as citizenship by descent, citizenship by naturalization, gender discrimination in citizenship law, dual citizenship, and the right to identity documents and passports.
Clients
South Africa
CIIMDA
Forum for African Investigative Reporters (FAIR)
Collaborative African Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI)
gtz (German Technical Cooperation)
Human Rights Institute for Southern Africa (HURISA)
Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA)
International Library of African Music (ILAM)
African Gender Institute (AGI), UCT
African Police Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF)
Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET)
Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP)
Centre for Leadership and Public Values (CLPV)
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)
Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)
Open Society Foundation for South Africa
RAPCAN
University of the Western Cape
Ghana
Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG)
The Netherlands
Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS)
Tanzania
African Court Coalition
United Kingdom
AfriMAP
Network for the Coordination and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation (CAAST-NET)
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