05 November-11th November 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. 06 November 2018 The African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS), a CoRMSA member organisation, is…
31st October 2018 CoRMSA attended and participated in a conference in August 2018 hosted by Public Service International (PSI) on the National Health Insurance (NHI). At this conference CoRMSA presented the importance of including and expanding access to basic healthcare service for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers being stipulated in the current NHI Bill. The…
31st October 2018 CoRMSA is attending and participating at the roundtable dialogue on the ‘Prevention and Combating Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill’, with the view of better understanding and assessing potential implications once the Bill is enacted. CoRMSA is one of the founding member of the Hate Crime Working group. The objectives of the…
Whats Happening This Week: 29th-2ndNovember 2018 Tuesday 30thOctober CoRMSA Director, Thifulufheli Sinthumule is attending the 4thDonor Conference hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in Pretoria, at the Southern Sun Hotel, Pretoria. The conference was officially opened by Minister Adv Masutha. The aim of the Conference is to create a platform for engagement and…
Today CoRMSA is participating at the 4th Donor Conference hosted by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in Pretoria, at the Southern Sun Hotel. The conference was officially opened by Minister Adv Masutha. The aim of the Conference is to create a platform for engagement and collaboration between the DOJ&CD and the donor sector,…
Today, 25th October CoRMSA is attending a roundtable discussion themed “keep them out: costs of South Africa’s Migration Policy” at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) offices in Brooklyn, Pretoria. Panelists are Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo from ISS and Corey Johnson from The Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town chaired by Ottilia Anna Maunganidze from ISS. The event is…
Lawyers for Human Rights has put together easy-to-use graphs on what to do if your child is undocumented. This is a useful resource for all those in the legal field or people seeking assistance. Download graphs here
CoRMSA attended the SADC Civil Society Forum in Namibia in August 2018. Follow the links for the final communique from the forum is in the link. It is disappointing that migration has not been highlighted in this document, the issues raised by CoRMSA can be found on pages 4-5 of final communique. The final…
Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo! Today CoRMSA commemorates the courageous women, who on this day fought for justice and freedom in 1956. As women we continue this fight recognising the strength and sacrifices of women living in South Africa. We demand the equal inclusion of all women in South Africa in which they can live free of fear,…
High numbers of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants face denial of services and discrimination in trying to access health care services in South Africa. As part of CoRMSA’s information sharing and advocacy efforts a guide to Defining the Health Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers has been updated. This hopes to educate refugees, asylum seekers,…