Lifting the veil on migrants and myths

New research on education rights of refugees and immigrants reveals widespread violations.

Home affairs shrugs off 'fatal' stampede

Two migrants were allegedly killed and several injured at a refugee centre in Pretoria earlier this week during a stampede, according to witnesses.

Naval crew took photos of us adrift at sea, says migrant

Ethiopian man tells United Nations refugee agency that two military vessels refused to rescue boatload of migrants, many of whom died.

Close to 600 may be dead on Libyan migrant ship

Almost everyone on an ship carrying about 600 African migrants to Europe is believed to have died when the vessel broke apart within sight of Tripoli.

Nato left 61 African migrants to die of hunger and thirst

African migrants were left to die in the Mediterranean after a number of European and Nato military units apparently ignored their cries for help.

Egypt police kill African migrants at Israel border

Egyptian police shot dead two African migrants on Sunday as they tried to slip across the Sinai peninsula desert border to Israel.

Central Methodist Church 'unsuitable' for children

Although Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church was an "unsuitable" shelter for children, it was their only option amid a lack of government support.

African migrants head for Colombia

Authorities detained more than 500 mainly African migrants last year in Colombia, a growing hub for people trafficking to the United States.

Egypt border guards open fire on migrants, killing one

Egyptian border guards fatally shot an Eritrean man and seriously wounded a second as they tried to cross into Israel, police said on Wednesday.

Rights group: Stop Italy forcing migrants back to Libya

The EU should demand that Italy stop forcing African migrant boats back to Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

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