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.