7 research outputs found
AprĂšs Zuma: can the African Union save itself? #28thAUSummit
Chidi Anselm Odinkalu discusses the challenging issues facing African Heads of States at the Africa Union Summit taking place from 22-31 January 2017
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE IMPERATIVE OF PRIORITIZING FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA
From Nativity to Nationality: Understanding and Responding to Africa's Citizenship Crises
French Abstract (Résumé)
De ââl'autochtonie'' Ă la nationalitĂ©: comprendre la crise de citoyennetĂ© en Afrique et y rĂ©pondre
Cet article propose un cadre d'analyse de la crise de citoyennetĂ© en Afrique et des solutions adaptĂ©es qui pourraient lui ĂȘtre trouvĂ©es. L'argument dĂ©fendu est que bien que la citoyennetĂ© soit en elle-mĂȘme un droit et une condition d'effectivitĂ© des autres droits, la combinaison de certains facteurs culturels, politiques et sociaux limite sa rĂ©alisation. S'intĂ©resser Ă la question de la citoyennetĂ© requiert une approche multidisciplinaire et l'implication d'une pluralitĂ© d'acteurs comme les universitaires, la sociĂ©tĂ© civile, les communautĂ©s locales et l'Ătat.
The paper undertakes a contextualised framing of Africa's citizenship crises and the appropriate response that may be developed to deal with it. It argues that although citizenship by itself is a human right and a condition for the realisation and protection of other rights, however, a combination of cultural, political and social factors inhibits its realisation. Tackling the citizenship question would require a multi-actor and multi-disciplinary research, information, advocacy, and enforcement interventions that will involve the academy, civil society, local communities, and the state.
Democracy & Development Vol.4(1) 2004: 31-4
Refugees and the African Commission on Human and Peoplesâ Rights
On paper, African refugees benefit from one of the worldâs most progressive protection regimes. In reality, however, they face endless human rights hurdles involving forced return, discrimination,arbitrary arrest and detention, restricted freedom of movement and expression, and violations of social and economic rights