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Court rules against blocking birth registration of children in South Africa

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The Pretoria high court has ruled that the department of home affairs cannot block the birth registration or identity documents of children whose parents' documents are being investigated without following a proper process. The ruling comes after a case brought by Phindile Mazibuko, Lawyers for Human Rights, and LegalWise, and is estimated to affect around 800,000 people.

The department of home affairs may not “block” the birth registration or identity documents of children whose parents’ documents are being investigated by officials without following a proper process, according to a ruling by the Pretoria high court in a Phindile Mazibuko, who was affected by ID blocking, as well as Lawyers for Human Rights and LegalWise, brought the matter — estimated to affect about 800 000 people — against the minister of home affairs and his director general last September.

The department of home affairs may not “block” the birth registration or identity documents of children whose parents’ documents are being investigated by officials without following a proper process, according to a ruling by the Pretoria high court in a Phindile Mazibuko, who was affected by ID blocking, as well as Lawyers for Human Rights and LegalWise, brought the matter — estimated to affect about 800 000 people — against the minister of home affairs and his director general last September

 

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