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News for the year: 2012

ANC mulls tough plans to curb tide of refugees
28 December 2012
(News)
Home affairs to only issue unabridged birth certificates
13 December 2012
(News)
SAPS slammed for use of teargas at Zim border
12 December 2012
(News)
Somali Refugees Struggle in South Africa
7 December 2012
(News)
South Africa Govt Facing Contempt Charges Over Refugee Office Closures
7 December 2012
(News)
High Court declares Refugee Appeal Board Rules invalid and and exclude media from RAB hearings
6 December 2012
(Press release)
Migrants Suffer as South Africa’s Refugee System Crumbles
6 December 2012
(News)
PRESS STATEMENT: LHR makes statelessness submissions before Parliament
3 December 2012
(Press release)
Refugee ‘camps’ plan for SA borders
3 December 2012
(News)
PRESS STATEMENT: LHR and LRC take on Rustenburg municipality's failures on upgrades to Tlabane hostels in the ConCourt
27 November 2012
(Press release)
Zimbabwe: Ongoing risks for human rights defenders in the context of political deadlock and pre-electoral period
26 November 2012
(Press release)
Lawyers for Human Rights and City of Johannesburg reach settlement on Marlboro Gardens
21 November 2012
(Press release)
Kgobudi Community challenges Platreef mining company's interdict to keep them off their land
12 October 2012
(Press release)
UNHCR Executive Committee: NGO Statement on International Protection is vocal on closing of asylum space in South Africa
3 October 2012
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UNHCR releases new guidelines on the detention of asylum seekers
27 September 2012
(News)
Breaking the Law, Breaking the Bank: The Cost of Home Affairs' Illegal Detention Practices
25 September 2012
(Press release)
Press Release: Launch of Lawyers for Human Rights 2012 Detention Report and collaboration with the End Child Detention Campaign
19 September 2012
(Press release)
Global Campaign to End Child Detention to focus on South Africa
5 September 2012
(News)
30 Aug: International Day of the Disappeared, International Coalition Against Enforced Disappearances Statement
29 August 2012
(Press release)
Bid to gag Magaliesburg landowner for 'bad-mouthing' mine (Pretoria News)
21 August 2012
(News)
Residents to challenge illegal eviction in Marlboro Gardens
3 August 2012
(Press release)
Municipalities take new steps to avoid obligation to provide water to Carolina community
31 July 2012
(Press release)
Scalabrini Press Release: Court Orders Cape Town Refugee Reception Office to Accept New Asylum Applicants
26 July 2012
(Press release)
Press statement: LHR to challenge targeting of foreign traders in Limpopo
22 July 2012
(Press release)
Civil Society makes another litigation attempt to stop the closure of RROs
20 July 2012
(Press release)
Press release - Carolina residents to oppose municipalities' leave to appeal application
17 July 2012
(Press release)
Nasty, brutish an short - Commentary by Pierre de Vos
17 July 2012
(News)
Press release: Judgment in the Carolina water pollution case
10 July 2012
(Press release)
Judgment - Federation for Sustainable Environment and Silobela Community v Minister of Water Affairs and Others (Carolina water case)
10 July 2012
(News)
Carolina residents take fight to court
2 July 2012
(News)
‘Meaningless’ system for asylum-seekers at mercy of poor rulings
19 June 2012
(News)
Lawyers for Human Rights Press Statement on World Refugee Day 20 June
19 June 2012
(Press release)
MSF, SECTION 27, LHR and PASSOP ask SAHRC to investigate the state of health and health care service provision at Lindela Repatriation Centre
13 June 2012
(Press release)
SAHRC expresses concern about the ill treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
13 June 2012
(Press release)
Criminal action possible in Carolina water pollution case (Business Day)
13 June 2012
(News)
Pretoria News: Squatters to live among rich
11 June 2012
(News)
SAHRC investigates abuse of immigrants
8 June 2012
(News)
LHR represents Corruption Watch and Social Justice Coalition in Mdluli matter
3 June 2012
(Press release)
LHR Press Release: Eastern Cape High Court refuses Home Affairs leave to appeal closure of PE Refugee Reception Office
18 May 2012
(Press release)
South African government takes concrete step against illegal Israeli settlement products
18 May 2012
(Press release)
Zim torture ruling hailed as landmark (Pretoria News)
9 May 2012
(News)
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH with metro police brutality on informal traders (ESSET statement)
4 May 2012
(News)
Schubart Park hopes for a lifeline
3 May 2012
(News)
Predator police in reign of terror (Sunday Times)
1 May 2012
(News)
Home Affairs to improve services at RRO's- Media statement by DG
13 April 2012
(Press release)
New rules for judicial review declared unconstitutional by North Gauteng high Court
11 April 2012
(Press release)
Social Relief is made available for vulnerable refugees
5 April 2012
(Press release)
‘Show us cash before we help you’
4 April 2012
(News)
Campaign to end detention of minors
29 March 2012
(News)
State silent as riot, illegal detention claims rock Lindela
28 March 2012
(News)
Inmates riot at Lindela Repatriation Centre
27 March 2012
(News)
Zimbabwe: Damning Testimony in Torture Case (allAfrica)
26 March 2012
(News)
Is Africa Homophobic?
26 March 2012
(Press release)
Of pain, suffering and horror (IOL)
23 March 2012
(News)
Schubart tenants sue for R31m (IOL)
22 March 2012
(News)
The face of an invisible man (Pretoria News)
22 March 2012
(News)
A woman stripped of her birthright
22 March 2012
(News)
No Country, no ID, no work, no rights
22 March 2012
(News)
The face of an invisible man
22 March 2012
(News)
Global report and campaign to end immigration detention of children to be launched at UN Human Rights Council
20 March 2012
(Press release)
Carolina’s polluted water highlights growing problem in SA (Business Day)
13 March 2012
(News)
Stricter laws mooted for foreigner owned spaza shops
12 March 2012
(News)
‘Xenophobic’ measures for migrants slammed
12 March 2012
(News)
Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders has 5 outstanding requests for official visits pending for Zimbabwe
12 March 2012
(News)
South Africa leads United Nations on gay rights
9 March 2012
(News)
The Protection of State Information Bill: Is the ‘liberator’ crossing the floor? (De Rebus)
8 March 2012
(News)
South Africa to co-sponsor first-ever inter-governmental debate on violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people at UN Human Rights Council
6 March 2012
(News)
Business day OPINION: SA willing to sell out its founding values
23 February 2012
(News)
Death Penalty back in the spotlight of the Constitutional Court
22 February 2012
(Press release)
Refugees excused from legal fees security
21 February 2012
(News)
Court orders re-opening of PE Refugee Reception Office
16 February 2012
(Press release)
Mines Operating Without Requisite Water Use Licences: Acting with Impunity Exacerbating Environmental Degradation
16 February 2012
(Press release)
Committee on Enforced Disappearances: Inaugural session attracts significant NGO interest
15 February 2012
(News)
Landmark case over SA obligations on crimes against humanity
15 February 2012
(News)
Migrants face unlawful arrests and hasty deportations
14 February 2012
(News)
PE High Court hears challenge on closure of Port Elizabeth refugee reception office
9 February 2012
(Press release)
Constitutional Court dismisses Home Affairs’ application for leave to appeal
9 February 2012
(Press release)
Media Release - Mining-Environment-Communities Alliance: Statement for the Mining Indaba
7 February 2012
(Press release)
LHR takes on new judicial review rules
6 February 2012
(News)
LHR challenge to rules of judicial review in court
3 February 2012
(Press release)
New twist in MalaMala land claim (City Press)
30 January 2012
(News)
Red tape ensnares asylum-seekers in South Africa
23 January 2012
(News)
HOME AFFAIRS PREVENTS REFUGEES FROM APPLYING FOR ASYLUM
20 January 2012
(Press release)
ConCourt deems parts of Children's Act invalid
12 January 2012
(News)