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Refugees

Widespread torture and rape documented in Libya’s refugee camps
Africa
/ 28 March 2019

Widespread torture and rape documented in Libya’s refugee camps

An increasing number of refugees are being tortured and raped in Libya, a new study has found.

By Nermin Ismail
Citizens of nowhere suffer social and physical deprivations
Article
/ 28 February 2019

Citizens of nowhere suffer social and physical deprivations

Statelessness is an affront to human rights and a breach of international law, and countries must be forced to put an end to it

By Staff Reporter
How this 19-year-old fell prey to human traffickers
Article
/ 27 February 2019

How this 19-year-old fell prey to human traffickers

Unsafe in Somalia and unwanted in Kenya, refugees increasingly risk abduction in search of a better life.

By Staff Reporter
Organ trafficking: ‘They locked me in and took my kidney’
Article
/ 19 February 2019

Organ trafficking: ‘They locked me in and took my kidney’

Desperate to reach Europe, migrants from Africa are travelling to Egypt to sell body parts to pay for their passage.

By Staff Reporter
Migrants and refugees make a significant contribution
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Migrants and refugees make a significant contribution

Migrants and refugees also face gross discrimination from the communities they settle in

By Staff Reporter
Africa’s forgotten stateless population
Africa
/ 13 February 2019

Africa’s forgotten stateless population

Africa has one of the largest stateless populations in the world, however governments have only recently started to recognise it as a serious problem

By Deutsche Welle 1 and Ineke Mules
‘Shocking’ judgment for Somali asylum seekers
Africa
/ 12 February 2019

‘Shocking’ judgment for Somali asylum seekers

Lawyers for Human Rights is litigating on behalf of eight Somalis whose appeal was turned down in what it calls a ruling that does not reflect facts

By Jan Bornman
The year of the refugee
Article
/ 31 January 2019

The year of the refugee

The 2019 African Union theme is driven by the need for greater commitment to address the plight of its citizens in forced migration situations

By Sponsored Supplement
Groups allege systematic French police brutality against refugees
Article
/ 6 December 2018

Groups allege systematic French police brutality against refugees

In a year, police committed 972 human rights violations, says a group of NGOs, as Al Jazeera documents similar abuse

By Staff Reporter
Migrants don’t leave their right to education behind
Article
/ 22 November 2018

Migrants don’t leave their right to education behind

Schools with the right resources can help to integrate children, support them with their trauma and give them hope for a better future

By Staff Reporter
Play about refugees fleeing as relevant today as it was 12 years ago
Article
/ 6 November 2018

Play about refugees fleeing as relevant today as it was 12 years ago

‘Every Year, Every Day I Am Walking’ has travelled to 25 countries and is back in Cape Town

By Faye Kabali-Kagwa
Race identity policy is irrelevant to ‘new South Africans’
Article
/ 27 September 2018

Race identity policy is irrelevant to ‘new South Africans’

Immigrants self-identify differently – and they can help their new country become truly nonracial

By Staff Reporter
Mali elections marred by rocket attacks, violence
Africa
/ 31 July 2018

Mali elections marred by rocket attacks, violence

The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence

By Deutsche Welle 1
Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert
Africa
/ 16 July 2018

Algeria abandons hundreds more African migrants in desert

A UN migration official has accused Algeria of leaving hundreds of African migrants stranded in the desert

By Deutsche Welle 1
Editorial: Hypocrisy off the field
Article
/ 13 July 2018

Editorial: Hypocrisy off the field

‘The truth is that the likes of France continue to benefit from migration while still waging a war on migrants’

By Editorial
The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare
Article
/ 5 July 2018

The faces behind SA’s citizenship nightmare

Home affairs’ continued intransigence and the private sector’s reluctance to employ legal immigrants are taking a heavy personal toll

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the Editor: June 29 to July 5
Article
/ 29 June 2018

Letters to the Editor: June 29 to July 5

Readers write in about Neville Alexander, South Africa’s immigration policies and land reform

By Letters
Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression
Article
/ 28 June 2018

Queer Ugandans struggle with the complexities of seeking asylum from repression

In the week that the first Pride parade was held at a refugee camp in Kenya, a commentator assesses the situation for LBGTI asylum-seekers from Uganda

By Staff Reporter
Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara
Africa
/ 25 June 2018

Algeria abandons 13 000 refugees in the Sahara

An Associated Press report details witness accounts of migrants and refugees from Africa left to die in the Sahara Desert

By Agency
Open letter to President Ramaphosa on World Refugee Day
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Open letter to President Ramaphosa on World Refugee Day

Home affairs is blatantly disregarding the rights of refugees and perpetrating a system not unlike that of apartheid

By Lawyers For Human Rights
Macron backs Merkel in political battle on immigration
Article
/ 19 June 2018

Macron backs Merkel in political battle on immigration

France’s Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday jumped to the aid of his core European partner, German Chancellor Angela Merkel

By Laurence Benhamou and Frank Zeller
68.5 million people displaced worldwide — UN
Article
/ 19 June 2018

68.5 million people displaced worldwide — UN

Despite the focus on migrant numbers arriving in Europe and the United States, a full 85% of refugees are living in low- and middle-income countries

By Nina Larson
Home Affairs faces legal action after failing to re-open Cape Town refugee office
Article
/ 12 April 2018

Home Affairs faces legal action after failing to re-open Cape Town refugee office

For the past six years, Cape-based asylum seekers have travelled at least twice a year to Refugee Reception Offices in Pretoria, Durban and Musina.

By Staff Reporter
​DIRCO slams special refugee status for white South Africans
Article
/ 14 March 2018

​DIRCO slams special refugee status for white South Africans

South African government says it’s “regrettable” that Australia’s home affairs minister wants to give special treatment to white South African farmers

By Simon Allison, Gemma Ritchie and Mashadi Kekana
Letters to the Editor March 2 to 8
Article
/ 2 March 2018

Letters to the Editor March 2 to 8

In an open letter to the president, a reader asks that refugees are given a lending hand

By Letters
Djibouti’s greatest threat may come from within
Africa
/ 2 March 2018

Djibouti’s greatest threat may come from within

Military superpowers, which now include China, rely on Djibouti’s increasingly fragile stability

By Simon Allison
France saw a ‘historic’ 100 000 asylum claims in 2017
Article
/ 8 January 2018

France saw a ‘historic’ 100 000 asylum claims in 2017

"It confirms that France is one of the countries receiving the most asylum claims in Europe."

By Staff Reporter
Rwanda, Uganda deny Israel deal to host African migrants
Africa
/ 8 January 2018

Rwanda, Uganda deny Israel deal to host African migrants

Israel approved a plan to force asylum seekers to choose between indefinite detention in an Israeli prison, or deportation to a third African country

By Al Jazeera
Pope to visit Myanmar as anti-Rohingya hatred seethes
Article
/ 12 October 2017

Pope to visit Myanmar as anti-Rohingya hatred seethes

The November visit comes as unprecedented numbers of Rohingya flee into neighbouring Bangladesh because of increasing communal violence.

By Agence France Presse
Turkey’s deescalation operation promises to be a smooth transition
Article
/ 9 October 2017

Turkey’s deescalation operation promises to be a smooth transition

Rebels have told ‘Al Jazeera’ that Turkey has indirectly sent a stark warning to any faction that resists the operation.

By Al Jazeera
For displaced Malians the Mauritanian desert is a haven
Africa
/ 5 October 2017

For displaced Malians the Mauritanian desert is a haven

Despite the refugee camp’s depleting funds, refugees would rather be hungry than live in terror

By Agence France Presse
DR Congo violence pushes thousands into Zambia
Africa
/ 5 October 2017

DR Congo violence pushes thousands into Zambia

Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces

By Staff Reporter
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