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Sabrina Ochoa

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Sabrina Ochoa

Sabrina Ochoa is a Juris Doctor candidate at Harvard Law School and an intern in the LRC’s Cape Town office.

To give effect to this fundamental right, the mandates that every child’s birth must be registered with the department of home affairs. Photo: Supplied
BIRTH CERTIFICATE

Invisible children: Onerous registration requirements leave countless without birth certificates

Without having their births registered, they are denied access to education, healthcare and social services and, as adults, the right to vote and work

  • Charlene Kreuser
  • Sabrina Ochoa
6 min read