10th-16th December 2018

This week CoRMSA and its member organisations are organizing and apart of various activities and events in forwarding our mandate to promote and protect the human rights of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in South Africa.

10th December

• 10th of December is International Human Rights Day. Read CoRMSA Press Statement here.
• The Jesuit Institute South Africa invites you to a documentary film screening and expert panel discussionA Jesuit Institute documentary film — DENIED ACCESS Stories of Forced Migrants in South AfricaPanelists Include;Lusungu Kanyama Phiri – Lawyers for Human Rights, Faith Chirinda-Future Families, Rampe Hlobo-SJ  Global Ignatian Advocacy NetworkFrancis Anyanzu SJ | Migration Studies Research Student – WITS

  RSVP admin@jesuitinstitute.org.za by 6 December 2018.For more information see the Facebook event here

• The Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration takes place in Marrakech, Morocco on the 10th and 11th of December, 2018. Watch this video on how migrant right  organisations can use the global compact on migration. Read our blog post here

13 December 2018

CoRMSA in partnership with The City of Joburg is commemorating International Migrants Day by hosting a event titled ‘Celebrating Johannesburgs Migration Story’. This event brings together academics, activists, local and migrants community members to acknowledge and celebrate the social and economic contributions that migration has had to Johannesburg City. Read the concept note and follow our social media pages for updates on the day.