CoRMSA is currently at the Constitutional Court as an amicus curie on the controversial sections of the “abandoned provisions” in the Refugees Amendment Act . “These provisions infringe the rights of asylum seekers,” CoRMSA
We commemorated International Youth Day with children and youth in Welkom, Free State Province through a discussion on the challenges faced by youth at a global scale such as access to education, documentation and healthcare, and unemployment, among others, and ways to overcome them.
CoRMSA and its member organisations met with the Department of Home Affairs at Desmond Tutu Refugee Reception Center in Marabastad, Pretoria, to discuss the challenges faced by asylum seekers, refugees and migrants when applying for their documents, both online and in-person. Both parties proposed and agreed on various solutions. We hope to see a change…
In partnership with various member organisations and partners, CoRMSA facilitated legal training for CSO leaders and legal practitioners working with asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants in Messina (25 July) and Polokwane (27 July), Limpopo province. The training focused on the Status determination process, Statelessness, Immigration detention, Access to health care and education, ZEP judgment and…
CoRMSA, in partnership with Leratong Advise Centre, hosted a human rights and social cohesion dialogue with the children and youth in Kathlehong, Johannesburg, to educate them about basic human rights, promote social cohesion and expose them to xenophobic tendencies that exist within our communities, in honour of Nelson Mandela Month. Thank you EU and UNICEF…
CoRMSA members held their 2nd quarter Members Meeting in Johannesburg to strengthen their advocacy strategy to effectively promote and protect the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. A Big Thank You to all our member organisations!
CoRMSA, alongside its member organisation, Nelson Mandela University Refugee Rights Center participated in the Department of Home Affairs Asylum Seeker Management- Gqeberha (PE) Stakeholders Meeting on access to documentation focusing on asylum seekers and refugees based in the Eastern Cape Province. Access to enabling documents protects both asylum seekers and refugees from exploitation and maltreatment…
CoRMSA collaborated with various organisations and partners such as City of Johannesburg, UNHCR, among others, to commemorate the World Refugee Day with more than 4oo school children at His Will School in Johannesburg to promote integration and social cohesion among children in schools and the community at large.
We participated in a 2-day NPA partners Digital Advocacy Training in Cape Town aiming to capacitate us on developing an innovative Social Media Strategy and crafting effective digital content to effectively advocate for the human rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Thank you NPA.
National Women’s Day (Girl Child) Celebrations – Secunda , Mpumalanga Province
We celebrated the bravery of the 1956 Women who fought for the human rights of all women including asylum seekers, refugees and migrant women with the girls in Secunda, Mpumalanga Province. Happy Women’s Day to all Women in their Diversity!