Refugees Amendment Bill
latest news & developments
South Africa, show up Europe’s dirty anti-refugee deal
Western nations are turning their backs on refugees fleeing war and there are alarming signals that Kenya and South Africa may adopt this stance.
Real refugee crisis, including child slavery, is in Lebanon
The situation for refugees in the Bekaa Valley is desperate.
A sick system abuses its refugees
A lack of health service delivery to foreigners, which almost amounts to human rights abuses, costs South Africans far more than they realise.
Are the inmates in charge of asylum?
Proposed amendments to asylum application processes are unworkable — unfair to refugees and over-burdened reception centres alike, activists argue.
Refugees Amendment Bill passes another hurdle
The National Council of Provinces on Tuesday endorsed the Refugees Amendment Bill, which was passed in the National Assembly on March 15.