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IHRDA and OSJI (children of Nubian descent) v. Kenya
African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child · Kenya · 2011-03-22 · Regional court or body
Citation: Communication 002/2009
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Did Kenya’s treatment of Nubian children leave them at risk of statelessness?
What the court decided
Yes. Kenya breached the children’s right to a nationality and to non-discrimination and must ensure they acquire Kenyan nationality at birth.
In plain language
Nubians, brought to Kenya as soldiers in colonial times, struggled for generations to get Kenyan papers. The African children’s rights committee said their children must get nationality at birth.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Warga Nubia, yang dibawa ke Kenya sebagai tentara di masa kolonial, bergenerasi kesulitan mendapat dokumen Kenya. Komite hak anak Afrika menyatakan anak mereka harus mendapat kewarganegaraan sejak lahir.
Pertanyaan: Apakah perlakuan Kenya terhadap anak keturunan Nubia membuat mereka berisiko tanpa kewarganegaraan?
What happened afterwards
- 2011-03-22: Decision adopted.
- 2017: Implementation hearing reports partial progress. [Check.]
Sources
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