Ethiopia/Eritrea: Status of a person born in present day Eritrea in 1975 who moved to another region of Ethiopia before the end of 1992; whether they are permitted to return to and reside in Eritrea after having been stripped of citizenship in 1994 (because a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ30248.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ethiopia/Eritrea: Status of a person born in present day Eritrea in 1975 who moved to another region of Ethiopia before the end of 1992; whether they are permitted to return to and reside in Eritrea after having been stripped of citizenship in 1994 (because a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses), 1 October 1998, ZZZ30248.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac7692.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Article 6 of The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia [Proclamation No. 1/1995]
Article 6. Nationality
1. Any person of either sex shall be an Ethiopian national where both or either parent is Ethiopian.
2. Foreign nationals may acquire Ethiopian nationality.
3. Particulars relating to nationality shall be determined by law.
General information regarding legislative provisions concerning citizenship, including specific references to the status of persons born in present-day Eritrea, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
Specific information as to whether Jehovah's Witnesses who have been stripped of their citizenship are permitted to return to, or to reside in, Eritrea was not found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Africa Confidential [London]. Weekly
Horn of Africa Bulletin [Uppsala]. Bimonthly.
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1996-1997.
Travel Information Manual [Hoofddorp, The Netherlands]. October 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).