Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (APRD, 2018) Article 28(4)(d) mandates States to ensure children with disabilities have the right to a nationality, the right to immediate birth registration, the right to a name Article 7(2)(f) protects the right to equal Treaty body: African Commission on Human recognition before the law, including the right to and People’s Rights hold identity documents or other documents Ratification status: 15 African States necessary for the exercise of legal capacity. Key article(s): Article 28(4)(d) and Article 7(2)(f) Both the CRPD and APRD are underpinned for the following core principles: equality and non-discrimination The APRD complements the CRPD and strengthens disability-inclusive protections within African human rights law. dignity and autonomy meaningful participation and effective inclusion in society 1.2.3.4 Refugees and Migrants accessibility and reasonable accommodation. Refugees and migrants face unique and heightened risks of statelessness. Many refugees flee without identity documents, while migrants often encounter legal and administrative barriers when trying to access nationality or obtain documentation in the countries where they live. Without documentation, displaced people may lose proof of their nationality, be unable to pass nationality to their children, and fall into long-term legal limbo. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) and its 1967 Protocol Ratification status: 49 African States Key article(s): Article 1, Article 27, Key advocacy priorities: Civil society can help protect refugees Article 28, and Article 33 and migrants from statelessness by: advocating for the domestication of the African Guiding Principles on The 1951 Refugee Convention defines who is a refugee and establishes the principle of non- Migration. refoulement, promoting inclusive birth registration refugees to places where their lives are at risk. It to ensure all refugee and migrant also recognises the right of refugees to identity children are registered at birth. and travel documents, which are critical for encouraging regional cooperation on nationality and statelessness which prohibits the return of preventing statelessness. determination. challenging barriers to naturalisation and restrictive integration policies. advocating for the issuance or reissuance of documents, whose identity and travel especially for people documents were lost or destroyed during displacement 23