Two more monitoring reports from the displacement site in De Doorns are now available on the CoRMSA website. In November 2009, a large number of Zimbabwean nationals were displaced due to xenophobic violence in the town of De Doorns in the Western Cape. CoRMSA, Black Sash and Oxfam set up an independent monitoring team to [...]
CoRMSA has submitted a set of recommendations to the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on xenophobic violence. The 10 point action plan was sent with the FMSP Migration Policy Brief to each of the Ministers on the IMC on the 11th June. According to a Cabinet statement on 3rd June, the Ministers comprising the IMC are the [...]
The Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) has released a new policy brief on the subject of human trafficking and migration in South Africa. This Policy Brief provides background information such as key definitions, the policy and legal frameworks as well as some of the key challenges. To view the Policy Brief, please click here.
The Forced Migration Studies Programme at Wits University has released a new updated Migration Fact Sheet on Population Movements in and to South Africa. This fact sheet provides a useful reference document for media, policy makers and practitioners amongst others on general migration trends, numbers and key terms and legislation relevant to the migration sector. [...]
FMSP Press Release: Government Wasting Money, Violating the Rights of Foreigners in Arrests, Detentions, and Dangerous Deportations As South Africa eagerly embraces foreign fans for the Football World Cup, thousands of additional foreigners—undocumented migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and some lawful immigrants—face detention and ultimately deportation from the privately run Lindela Repatriation Facility. In arresting, detaining, [...]
The Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) at Wits University has just released a new policy brief on the topic of xenophobia. With the threats of xenophobic violence to take place after the World Cup, it is critical that measures to address and prevent the violence are based on an accurate understanding of the problem. The [...]
CoRMSA welcomes today’s statement by Cabinet of the re-establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on xenophobic violence. The statement followed a Cabinet meeting yesterday and announced the following: “Following reports of possible attacks on foreign nationals after the World Cup, Cabinet decided to re-establish the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to focus and deal with incidents and threats [...]
The Elders, an independent group of global leaders including former President Nelson Mandela, have raised their concern regarding possible xenophobic violence after the World Cup. Speaking at a media briefing in Johannesburg, former Irish President Mary Robinson spoke of the group’s concerns including threats of xenophobic violence occurring after the tournament. To read the article, [...]