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News for the year: 2008

International Detention Coalition - A call to uphold the human rights of detainees
10 December 2008
(Press release)
LHR launches report on monitoring immigration detention in South Africa
10 December 2008
(Press release)
International detention coalition media release
20 November 2008
(Press release)
ConCourt postpones Moutse case - The Citizen
18 November 2008
(News)
Constitutional challenge to Moutse demarcation process postponed
18 November 2008
(Press release)
Police officers torture and assault detainees in Musina with impunity
29 October 2008
(Press release)
Sick and dying inmates exposed at Modderbee prison (SABC)
22 October 2008
(News)
LHR secures the release of 37 refugees and asylum-seekers
22 October 2008
(Press release)
LHR urgent application challenging unlawful detention and deportation of refugees
14 October 2008
(Press release)
State to review decisions on cross-border municipalities (Business Day)
14 October 2008
(News)
LHR condemns government's intimidation tactics against xenophobia camp residents
23 September 2008
(Press release)
We can do anything, says cop (Natal Witness)
13 August 2008
(News)
Refugees make mistake of knowing their rights (Business Day)
11 August 2008
(News)
Deportation and prosecution of refugees in conflict with SA's legal obligations
31 July 2008
(Press release)
Families out in the cold after farm eviction (IOL)
29 July 2008
(News)
Out in the cold (once again) - Mail and Guardian
28 July 2008
(News)
AI: Displaced people should not be forcibly removed from temporary camps
24 July 2008
(Press release)
Release Glenanda Asylum seekers - lawyers (Pretoria News)
23 July 2008
(News)
LHR concerned about threats to deport refugees who failed to register at Glenanda camp
23 July 2008
(Press release)
Fight to save foreigner camps (Citizen)
23 July 2008
(News)
Pta flat dwellers get interdict (Pretoria News)
22 July 2008
(News)
UNHCR Press release - changing pattern of displacement from Zimbabwe
11 July 2008
(Press release)
Vacancy for attorney in the Refugee and Migrants Rights Programme
1 July 2008
(News)
Pretoria High Court orders the release of Zimbabwean asylum seekers
27 June 2008
(Press release)
Lawyers for human rights press statement on world refugee day
20 June 2008
(Press release)
Lawyers for human rights applies for an interdict to prevent the movement of displaced foreigners to unsuitable site
2 June 2008
(Press release)
Urgent need to protect victims of xenophobic attacks
16 May 2008
(Press release)
Treatment of Zimbabweans in SA is also a crisis (Business Day)
23 April 2008
(News)
Blind dad reunited with baby (Pretoria News)
3 March 2008
(News)
Government urged to think again on immigration policy (Business Day)
11 February 2008
(News)
Press release condemning the raid on the central methodist church in johannesburg
31 January 2008
(Press release)