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MADAGASCAR
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Title:
Madagascar - Comores - Maurice - Seychelles. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
17 August 2016
Title:
Madagascar. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
13 April 2021
Accessed Date:
15 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
21 December 2016
Accessed Date:
23 August 2017
Title:
Présentation de Madagascar
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
16 February 2021
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Flash Appeal: Madagascar - Grand Sud (January - May 2021)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
18 January 2021
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Madagascar
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Freedom in the World 2020.
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar: The right to protest should not be criminalized
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 May 2018
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Madagascar. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Madagascar
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
22 August 2017
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Reported cases of human rights violations, surveillance, harassment and detention of political opponents, journalists and members of civil society organizations by the authorities, including the National Police Intelligence Division (2016-January 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 January 2019
Accessed Date:
21 August 2019
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/1
Date of Document:
21 August 2019
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Compilation on Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2019
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 August 2019
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Madagascar. Addendum: Information received from Madagascar on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CCPR/C/MDG/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
15 April 2019
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Ordonnance n° 60 - 064 du 22 juillet 1960 portant Code de la nationalité malgache (J.O. n° 111 du 23.07.60, p.1305), modifiée par la loi nº 61-052 du 13 décembre 1961 (J.O. nº 201 du 23.12.61, p.2260), la loi nº 62-005 du 6 juin 1962 (J.O. nº 228 d...
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Republic of Madagascar. Election for President of 7 November 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Republic of Madagascar. Election for President (Round 2) of 19 December 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
LOI n° 2011-012 relative aux partis politiques
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Republic of Madagascar. Election for Assemblée nationale (Malagasy National Assembly) of 27 May 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierampirenena (National Assembly).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierandoholona (Senate).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
LOI n°2011-013 portant statut de l'opposition et des partis d'opposition
Accessed Date:
29 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar 2018 Rapport Final : Election présidentielle 7 novembre 2018
Source:
European Union Election Observation Mission
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Madagascar
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women.
Date of Document:
24 November 2015
Accessed Date:
30 August 2016
Title:
Madagascar. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. “Treated Like Furniture”: Gender-based violence and COVID-19 response in Southern Africa.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 February 2021
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
6.
Sexual Minorities - (No items in this section)
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Madagascar: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
29 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
4 May 2020
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Punished for being poor: Unjustified, excessive, and prolonged pre-trial detention in Madagascar
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
28 October 2018
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Update: Law and Legal Systems in Madagascar: A Political Siege
Date of Document:
August 2015
Author:
Kevashinee Pillay; Aviva Zimbris
Accessed Date:
29 April 2021
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
Title:
Madagascar: RSF calls on Madagascar to stop censoring media
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
12 October 2018
Accessed Date:
15 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar: Sabotage silences TV channel that criticized coronavirus measures
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
16 April 2020
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Madagascar. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
April 2018
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2020:
Title:
Madagascar. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ma.html
Accessed Date:
26 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/madagascar
Accessed Date:
17 March 2020
Title:
Madagascar. Freedom in the World 2019.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2019/madagascar
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Madagascar.html
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
LOI no 2011-013. Portant statut de l'opposition et des partis d'opposition.
Date of Document:
18 August 2011
URL:
http://www.justice.mg/wp-content/uploads/textes/1TEXTES%20NATIONAUX/TDT/L2011%20-%20013.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 July 2017
Title:
Madagascar: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report-2/madagascar/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
13 March 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/aae90911-a0af-4c9d-9beb-15f4aeb44fd6
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-report-on-international-religious-freedom/madagascar/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
Madagascar. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2017.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2017
URL:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2016-2017/africa/madagascar.html
Accessed Date:
20 August 2018
Title:
Madagascar. Amnesty International Report 2017/18: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
22 February 2018
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/africa/madagascar/report-madagascar/
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Ordonnance n° 60 - 064 du 22 juillet 1960 portant Code de la nationalité malgache (J.O. n°111 du 23.07.60 p.1305), modifiée par la loi nº 61-052 du 13 décembre 1961 (J.O. nº 201 du 23.12.61, p.2260), la loi nº 62-005 du 6 juin 1962 (J.O. nº 228 du 16.06.62, p. 1075), l'ordonnance nº 73-049 du 27 août 1973 (J.O. nº 934 E.S. du 27.08.73, p. 2713) et par la loi nº 95-021 du 18 septembre 1995 (J.O. nº 2341 du 01.01.96, p. 3 et 13)
URL:
http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4f5473682.html
Accessed Date:
26 June 2013
Keywords:
legislation; nationality
Title:
Loi n°2016-038 modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de l'Ordonnance n° 60-064 du 22 juillet 1960 portant Code de la nationalité malagasy
URL:
http://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Madagascar-Loi-n2016-038.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 July 2017
Title:
Consulat de Madagascar, Bordeaux. Nationalité.
URL:
https://www.consulatmadagascar.fr/bordeaux/index.php/formalites/demenagement/nationalite/
Accessed Date:
9 August 2019
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Transformation Index 2018 Country Report: Madagascar
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/fileadmin/files/BTI/Downloads/Reports/2018/pdf/BTI_2018_Madagascar.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Republic of Madagascar. Election forAssemblée nationale(Malagasy National Assembly) of 20 December 2013.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/560/
Accessed Date:
25 July 2016
Keywords:
election; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierampirenena (National Assembly).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
12 September 2017
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2193.htm
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierandoholona (Senate).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
8 May 2018
URL:
http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2367.htm
Accessed Date:
2 August 2018
Title:
Mission de suivi électoral de l'Union européenne à Madagascar
Source:
European Union. Electoral Monitoring Mission.
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/19602/mission-de-suivi-electoral-madagascar-2016_fr
Accessed Date:
19 July 2017
Title:
Madagascar. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
September 2019
URL:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2018-2019/africa/madagascar.html
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Présentation de Madagascar
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
16 February 2021
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/madagascar/presentation-de-madagascar/
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Flash Appeal: Madagascar - Grand Sud (January - May 2021)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
18 January 2021
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/MDG_20210118_Grand_Sud_Flash_Appeal_English.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
BTI 2020 Country Report — Madagascar
URL:
https://www.bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report-MDG.html
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
7 April 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/POL1032022021ENGLISH.PDF
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/1
Date of Document:
21 August 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/1
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Compilation on Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
30 August 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/2
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Madagascar
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
16 August 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/34/MDG/3
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Madagascar. Addendum: Information received from Madagascar on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CCPR/C/MDG/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
15 April 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CCPR/C/MDG/CO/4/add.1
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Ordonnance n° 60 - 064 du 22 juillet 1960 portant Code de la nationalité malgache (J.O. n° 111 du 23.07.60, p.1305), modifiée par la loi nº 61-052 du 13 décembre 1961 (J.O. nº 201 du 23.12.61, p.2260), la loi nº 62-005 du 6 juin 1962 (J.O. nº 228 d...
URL:
http://citizenshiprightsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Madagascar-Code-de-la-nationalit%C3%A9-mis-%C3%A0-jour-2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
LOI n° 2011-012 relative aux partis politiques
URL:
https://www.eisa.org/pdf/mad2011lawparties.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Republic of Madagascar. Election for Assemblée nationale (Malagasy National Assembly) of 27 May 2019.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3187/
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierampirenena (National Assembly).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/content/madagascar?chamber_id=13452
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. Antenimierandoholona (Senate).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/content/madagascar?chamber_id=13453
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar 2018 Rapport Final : Election présidentielle 7 novembre 2018
Source:
European Union Election Observation Mission
URL:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/212496/Madagascar_presidential-election-2018_final-report_FR.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar. “Treated Like Furniture”: Gender-based violence and COVID-19 response in Southern Africa.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 February 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR0334182021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
8 April 2021
Title:
Update: Law and Legal Systems in Madagascar: A Political Siege
Date of Document:
August 2015
Author:
Kevashinee Pillay; Aviva Zimbris
URL:
https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Madagascar1.html
Accessed Date:
29 April 2021
Title:
Madagascar: Sabotage silences TV channel that criticized coronavirus measures
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Date of Document:
16 April 2020
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/news/madagascar-sabotage-silences-tv-channel-criticized-coronavirus-measures
Accessed Date:
19 April 2021
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