The recent report by the UN Human Rights Office regards the imposition of Russian citizenship in Crimea as a source of violations of human rights. “The citizenship issue has had a major impact on the lives of many residents of Read More …
The Swiss parliament has elected Ignazio Cassis, a member of the Italian-speaking minority, to the seven-member Swiss cabinet on Wednesday. He will replace Didier Burkhalter on the multi-party government. Before the election, Cassis had been in the cross-hairs of the Read More …
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on amended the bill entitled “The Citizenship Amendment Act 2017” on 5 July 2017.The bill amends the Citizenship Act of 1973 to take into consideration the amendment made to the Citizenship Act in 2006 providing Read More …
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev has signed into law a bill that would enable the authorities to annul the citizenship of people convicted of certain crimes related to terrorism and state security.The bill was previously passed in both chambers Read More …
Funda Yilmaz, a 25-year old born to Turkish parents in Switzerland, has been living in the municipality of Buchs in the canton of Aargau for 16 years She works as a construction planner in Aarau, speaks perfect Swiss German and Read More …
Taiwan has amended its citizenship policy to relax naturalisation requirements. According to the new legislation, foreigners with five years of residency can apply for Taiwanese citizenship, and if “they are high-level professionals in the technological, economic, educational, cultural, art, sports, Read More …
Larissa Waters, an Australian senator, has resigned after learning she holds dual citizenship. She found out about her second citizenship after another senator, Scott Ludlam, also resigned for having dual citizenship. Under Australia’s constitution, a person cannot run for federal Read More …
Greens Senator Scott Ludlum has resigned from his post, because dual citizenship holders are barred from holding parliamentary seats. Upon finding out he was a holder of the citizenship of New Zealand, Ludlum resigned in line with section 44(i) of Read More …
Canadian Federal Court has annulled the attempted deprivation of citizenship for 312 people. In an earlier judgment, the provisions of the Citizenship Act regarding citizenship deprivation that were introduced by the former Conservative government were struck down. These provisions were Read More …
In the Maslenjak v. United States ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that if the government wants to revoke citizenship of a person who committed a crime in the naturalisation process, it needs to prove that he crime had a causal influence Read More …
