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Johannesburg, 26 April 2023 – Sonke Gender Justice is deeply saddened by the current political conflict in Sudan. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted early this month in North Darfur, following months …
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In the run up to Valentine’s Day next week, Sonke Gender Justice is launching a new campaign on migrants’ and refugees’ rights to access sexual and reproductive health services in South Africa. Our #UnderTheBlankets campaign encourages anyone – South African or not …
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On 12 May 2021, the Western Cape High Court will hear the matter of Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town (“Scalabrini”) v Department of Home Affairs (“DHA”) with regard to the DHA’s consistent failure to comply with court orders to reopen …
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On the 20th of June each year, the world comes together to honour World Refugee Day. This year the day was marked under the theme “Every action counts” – a very relevant theme amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent …
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A group of refugees listen to information on sanitation and hygiene (Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia/Flickr) It’s been 20 years since the world started commemorating the 20th of June as World Refugee Day, following the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of Resolution …
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Historique Sonke gender justice est une organisation à but non lucratif et none partisane, basée en Afrique du Sud, mais qui travaille à l’échelle mondiale. Fondée en 2006, Sonke a établi une présence croissante sur le continent africain et joue …
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Background Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke) is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation, based in South Africa, but working globally. Founded in 2006, Sonke has established a growing presence on the African continent and plays an active role internationally. Sonke works to create …
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Background Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke) is a non-partisan, non-profit organisation, based in South Africa, but working globally. Founded in 2006, Sonke has established a growing presence on the African continent and plays an active role internationally. Sonke works to create …
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The #TeachYourself Series are condensed articles on current and planned changes in South African migration law. Our articles and infographics aim to spread awareness on South Africa’s migration landscape, and our standpoints on these issues. This booklet contains information on …
Family unification – known as family joining – is the granting of asylum or refugee status to dependent family members of recognised asylum-seekers or refugees in South Africa (which is set out at Section 3(c) of the Refugees Act). In …
This report analyses the gendered impact of the closure of, and decisions to close, Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) in South Africa, with an emphasis on the impacts experienced by women, children, and LGBTIQ+ identifying asylum seekers living in and around …
This policy brief sets out the key findings of a study exploring gender, migration and health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with a focus on women and girls. As a region associated with high levels of population mobility, …
This policy brief sets out the key findings from the study exploring gender, migration and health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), with a focus on women and girls. The key recommendations are based on a set of guiding …
This report explores policy responses to migration, health and gender – with a focus on women and girls – in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). As a region associated with high levels of population mobility, a high communicable and …
In April 2019, activists and civil society organisations held a stakeholder dialogue in Cape Town to discuss problems facing refugees in South Africa. The last eight years have seen the Department of Home Affairs shutting down Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) …
This report documents the experiences of five individual refugee women affected by the closure of Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) in several parts of South Africa. Without access to these offices, asylum seekers face challenges regularising their stay, with negative repercussions …
Know your rights according to the refugee law in South Africa. The Refugees Act was signed into law in 1998. You can read the Act here.
The Refugee Amendment Act was signed into law on 14 December 2017, but it can only be properly implemented once the Draft Regulations are finalized. There is currently no time-frame for this.
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