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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Members: To see our members in this region click here.

Egypt: EFRR: One year old refugee child dies inside an Egyptian Prison

Monday, October 19th, 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

HRW: Paper: Human Rights in Western Sahara

Friday, March 20th, 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

Libya: EU funds received to combat illegal migration

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Kenya: UN asks for forcible removal of refugees to end

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Kenya: Camp resources stretched by influx of Somali refugees

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Kakuma News Reflector- A Refugee Free Press

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Libya: Report: Border Sahara- the detention centres in the Libyan desert

Friday, March 13th, 2009

South Africa: Notorious detention facility closes

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

HRW: Report: Sinai Perils

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

South Africa: Refugees Go Hungry After Camp Closes

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Egypt: Campaign- AI: Eritrean asylum seekers could be forcibly returned

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

South Africa: NCRA & LHR: Key findings- Refugee protection in RSA

Monday, November 20th, 2006