The Helen Suzman Foundation has welcomed the ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which declared that certain provisions of the Refugee Act No. 30 of 1998 are invalid and unconstitutional. The judgment follows an application by the Scalabrini Centre for Cape Town that sought an order declaring sections 4(1)(f), 4(1)(h), 4(1)(i), and 21(1B) of… Continue reading Helen Suzman Foundation Welcomes Court Judgement Protecting Refugees from being Deported Back to ‘Unsafe’ Countries
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Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans
HOME Affairs says it will contest the North Gauteng High Court judgement in which it was directed not to deport the 178 000 Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The department says it has no choice but to appeal the judgement because it set a “dangerous precedent” and deals with “a sacrosanct principle of separation of… Continue reading Home Affairs To Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Court Judgement On Zimbabweans