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High Court dismisses the claim of a family under the Witness Security Program for new birth and marriage certificates reflecting their new identities, on the grounds that the current legal framework does not permit the issuance of such documents, and there had been no infringement of the plaintiffs' rights.
Witness Security Program (WSP) - Civil Registration Act 2004 - constitutional rights - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - identity documents - birth certificates - marriage certificates - name change - historical records - privacy - family life - proportionality test - statutory framework - legal lacuna - High Court judgment.
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