refugee center

The Department of Home Affairs is to close its Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Centre at the end of November. This follows a court judgment that directed the department to close the centre. "The Department of Home Affairs... is fully cognisant of its international obligations towards ensuring the rights of refugees are upheld. To this end, the government has ensured its domestic law is responsive to ensuring we meet and fulfil these obligations. "However, following a court decision … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth’s Refugee Reception Centre to shut down