The Promise of the African Union Protocol on the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa: Its Strengths and Limitations in Addressing Statelessness within Africa

In this episode of the Human Rights Podcast, LLM student Joshua Musana speaks with Thandeka Chauke, an international human rights lawyer and the advocacy lead of the Global Movement Against Statelessness, a community of stateless people, activists and civil society allies dedicated to the eradication of statelessness and the promotion of human rights of all stateless persons. Thandeka is also a member of both the Southern African and Pan African Nationality Networks. The episode discusses statelessness within Africa while considering the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights Relating to the Specific Aspects of the Right to Nationality and the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa (referred to as the African Union Protocol on the Eradication of Statelessness in Africa).

To learn more about Thandeka’s work, visit the following websites:

Global Movement Against Statelessness: https://www.againststatelessness.com/

Lawyers for Human Rights: https://www.lhr.org.za/lhr-resources/an-advocacy-toolkit-for-civil-society/

Southern African Nationality Network: https://sann.africa/

Pan African Nationality Network: https://www.instagram.com/pan_african.nationalitynetwork/ Eastern African Nationality Network: https://statelessnessalliance.org/members/eastern-africa-nationality-network-eann/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/

The podcast was produced by Joshua Musana in collaboration with the CELT Studios. Intro music: “Smarties Intro - FMA Podcast Suggestion” by Birds for Scale (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License). Outro music: “Smarties Outro - FMA Podcast Suggestion” by Birds for Scale (Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License).