Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
Cameroonians are caught between a vicious civil war at home and brutal detention and deportation measures in the countries they flee to
Activist Elin Ersson disobeyed authorities to delay the deportation of an Afghan asylum seeker, saying it is not right “to send people to hell”
More than 42 000 people have already signed a petition protesting the ‘crazy, moronic and shameful decision’
The portfolio committee on home affairs has asked difficult questions concerning the messy problem of xenophobia.
French authorities on Saturday found that police could have acted with more caution when detaining the school girl.
The cost of deporting illegal Zimbabwean immigrants is huge and has prompted calls for South Africa to legitimise their stay.
A SA businessperson has been deported from Zambia, the latest in a string of deportations seen as instigated by politically connected competitors.
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/ 7 December 2011
The departments of home affairs in Cape Town and Durban did not follow procedure and instead lured asylum seekers under false pretences.
The moratorium on deporting illegal Zimbabweans has quietly been lifted by the department of home affairs, prompting an outcry from rights groups.
The home affairs department announced the Zimbabwean Documentation Project deadline was successful and that no deportations would take place yet.
The Home Affairs minister said on Tuesday no Zimbabweans would be deported until all the applications for visas and permits had been processed.
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/ 2 September 2010
Cabinet’s decision to resume deportations of Zimbabweans was tantamount to a death sentence, a refugee rights organisation said on Thursday.
Now lawyer wants rendered Khalid Rashid to sue the Home Affairs Department.