Birth certificate a passport to rights

AMONGST the furore over US President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, there will be real chords struck for millions of people across the world.

Birth certificate a passport to rights

If Obama had been born in Kenya or Indonesia, it is unlikely he would have even received a birth certificate, long-form or otherwise.

Even today, around half of all babies born in those countries, do not receive one.

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