Victory in Crown Mines case

The North Gauteng High Court has handed down judgment today, Wednesday 14th of December 2011, setting aside Department of Home Affairs’ decision not to open a refugee reception office in Johannesburg and directing the Director-General to reconsider his decision. Lawyers for Human Rights were representing the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants and the Coordinating Body [...]

Written on December 15, 2011 | Posted in News | Leave a comment

Court Orders Refugee Office to Remain Open in Port Elizabeth

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) and the Refugee Rights Project at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, on behalf of the Somali Association of South Africa (SASA) and the Project for Conflict, Reconciliation and Development (PCRD) was granted an order by consent today, Tuesday 13 December 2011 in the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth regarding the closure of the Port [...]

Written on December 13, 2011 | Posted in News | Leave a comment