Africa
Regional Immigration Detention Profile
The detention of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants is a growing concern throughout Africa, with the increased use of administrative detention and closed camps. See below for the latest regional news, resources and developments.
Regional Representatives:
The IDC ‘s work in Africa is divided into two sub-regions:
1) Eastern & Western Africa
2) Southern Africa
* To contact the IDC Regional Representatives in the Eastern and Western Africa, contact: Judy Wakahiu or Simon Konzolo from the Refugee Consortium of Kenya
* To contact the IDC Regional Representatives in Southern Africa contact Kajaal Ramjathan-Keogh or Gina Snymon from Lawyers for Human Rights
* For Africa regional inquiries, please email: research@idcoalition.org
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1 million Zimbabweans at risk of deportation from South Africa
Monday, August 1st, 2011
Africa: First IDC workshop on immigration detention and alternatives to detention
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Monday, February 28th, 2011
World Migration Report 2010 – The Future of Migration: Building Capacities for Change
Monday, February 28th, 2011
Fears over African migrants held by Sinai Bedouin
Friday, December 31st, 2010
NGO, 3rd state help Israel return Sudan migrants
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Human Rights Watch: Egypt: End Traffickers’ Abuse of Migrants
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
HRW: Paper: Human Rights in Western Sahara
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Egypt: EFRR: One year old refugee child dies inside an Egyptian Prison
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
South Africa: LHR Report: Monitoring Immigration Detention in South Africa
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
HRW: Report: Stemming the Flow- Abuses Against Migrants, Asylum Seekers & Refugees
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Kenya: When Freedom is more like a Prison
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
South Africa: Zimbabwean refugees moved around South Africa
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Botswana: Asylum seekers dominate Ditshwanelo film launch
Thursday, May 21st, 2009
Lawyers for Human Rights South Africa: Article: Deportation is illegal
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Network for Justice and Democracy: Paper: Human Trafficking
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Egypt: Two Sudanese migrants shot by Egyptian border guards
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Libya: Externalization of migration management
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009