Tag: National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA)

UN Rights Chief Lauds Indonesia for Passing Landmark Law to Protect Domestic Workers

Türk praised Indonesia’s Parliament for passing the Domestic Workers Protection Law, calling it a “historic breakthrough” for the nation’s estimated 4.2 million domestic workers, most of them being women.

Mao Reiterates Speaker Candidature, Launches Legal Defence Fund

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Mao framed his bid for Speaker as part of a broader mission to reform Parliament, which he said needs urgent fixing, particularly in tackling corruption and restoring public trust in the legislature.

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Government to Curb Land Fraud with Blockchain and AI...

In a decisive move to curb fraudulent land transactions, the Ugandan government is in the final stages of introducing...

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NUDIPU Registers Progress with Disabled Inmates’ Welfare

several inmates with disabilities have been exempted from tiring activities such as lining up for food and standing on parades for long periods, among others.

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Banyarwanda Community Rejects Citizenship Validity Report by Parliament

The constitution now limits citizenship by birthright only to persons whose parents or grandparents belong to one of the indigenous groups of Uganda. Meanwhile, Uganda has 56 tribes, and about nine Indigenous communities formally came to be recognized in the 1995 constitution amendment of 2005.

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NIRA Declines National ID Issuance to Non-Citizens over Foreign...

Citizenship by birth in accordance with Article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda emphasizes that the applicant must be belonging to the five indigenous communities and his or her grandparents must have been living in Uganda by 1926, when the borders of the country were demarcated.

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