This report provides an overview of online conversations about immigrants in South Africa for August 2024. This report looks at the conversation volume, key metrics, topical events and which authors are driving the conversation.
Go to resource »A policy-made crisis has been unfolding across Europe, at its borders, and beyond, which has resulted in a surge in deaths, despair and destitution among people attempting to seek safety and protection within the European Union (EU).
Go to resource »The Supreme Court declared the UK government's policy of sending certain asylum seekers to Rwanda illegal. The Court ruled that there was a chance that any asylum applicant brought there would be sent back home, in violation of both UK and international human rights legislation. It also mentioned Rwanda's history of mistreating refugees and its dismal record on human rights as reasons for its decision.
Go to resource »In international waters between the African and European coasts, an almost daily battle occurs. Ian Urbina explains how the EU is trying to stem the flow of migrants by creating a shadow immigration system that captures migrants before they reach the high seas and sends them back to Libyan detention centers run by militia. This film, shot aboard a Médecins Sans Frontières ship, reports on the desperate race between humanitarian NGOs and the Libyan Coast Guard to reach the overflowing migrant ships
Go to resource »Between 7 and 8 April 2022, The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change was alerted to an online narrative that surfaced following the death of a Zimbabwean man named Elvis Nyathi
in Diepsloot on 6 April 2022. News of Nyathi's death was revealed as tensions continue to build about the work of an organisation called Operation Dudula. Operation Dudula is a self-appointed watchdog on the issue of illegal immigrants. Some claim that they play an alleged role in the sale of drugs and the
Libya has long been unsafe for refugees and migrants. Both state and non-state actors subject them to a catalogue of human rights violations and abuses including unlawful killings, torture and other ill-treatment, rape and other sexual violence, indefinite arbitrary detention in cruel and inhuman conditions, and forced labour, among others. Despite well-documented patterns of horrific abuse committed with impunity for over a decade, European states and institutions continue to provide material
Go to resource »Xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreigners living in South Africa are routine and sometimes lethal, Human Rights Watch said in a report, video, and Witness article. Despite the March 2019 adoption of a government action plan to combat xenophobia, the government has done very little to ensure that attacks by members of the public, the police, and government officials are investigated and that those responsible are held accountable.
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Social Development Policy Division Director Thoko Ruzvidzo speaks on the "huge cut" in remittances that migrants send home to their families in Africa. For more on UNECA's plan to fight the economic effects of COVID-19, click here. Go to resource »
The Scaling Fences: Voices of Irregular African Migrants to Europe report presents the results of an extensive study exploring the perspectives and experiences of 1970 individuals who migrated through irregular routes from Africa to Europe, originating from 39 African countries. Its aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between migration and development. The Scaling Fences report is the second major review of contemporary development issues affecting Africa to
Go to resource »Pretoria is taking every measure to insulate foreigners from harm. That's the assurance given to African ambassadors by International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor. She says it's vital to create safety and security for foreign missions and their nationals. Pandor was meeting foreign envoys in Pretoria today. Sporadic violence in recent weeks has left 12 people dead. Karabo Masumbuka reports.
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