Anette Bayer-Forsingdal
Strengthening civil registration legislation for the prevention of statelessness
- 4 November 2022
- Anette Bayer-Forsingdal
States must include safeguards to prevent statelessness in their civil registration laws and align registration procedures with their citizenship laws. Here, birth registration specialist Anette Bayer Forsingdal takes a brief look at the status of civil registration laws in Southern Africa and outlines some regional challenges in ensuring universal birth registration.
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