S. Africa: Court orders closure of illegal detention center

May 20, 2009

An illegal detention centre in the South African border town Musina is set to be permanently shut down, after a strongly worded judgment by the North Gauteng High Court in South Africa was handed down this week.

In February 2009, South Africa's Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) launched an urgent High Court application seeking the closure of the facility, citing the extreme unsanitary conditions of detention and the unlawful detention of refugees and young children. Most of the detainees were Zimbabweans seeking refuge in South Africa from the political and economic crises across the border. Children, many of whom made the journey to South Africa unaccompanied, were often arrested by police, military and immigration officials and detained and deported alongside adults, regardless of the devastating conditions from which they had fled.

The detention facility has been operational for more than two years, with an estimated 15 000 foreigners being detained and deported every month. The exiles were held in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions with no access to toilets, no medical facilities and inadequate food. LHR lawyers have described witnessing detainees being beaten with a green rubber hose, which they descibed as 'a punitive measure or a mechanism of crowd control.' LHR's Gina Snyman explained on Wednesday that these conditions were in 'stark violation of the minimum standards under international law, as well as the Immigration Regulations detailed by Home Affairs.'

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	S. Africa: Court orders closure of illegal detention center May 20, 2009 An illegal detention centre in the South African border town Musina is set to be permanently shut down, after a strongly worded judgment by the North Gauteng High Court in South Africa was handed down this week. In February 2009, South Africa's Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) launched an urgent High Court application seeking the closure of the facility, citing the extreme unsanitary conditions of detention and the unlawful detention of refugees and young children. Most of the detainees were Zimbabweans seeking refuge in South Africa from the political and economic crises across the border. Children, many of whom made the journey to South Africa unaccompanied, were often arrested by police, military and immigration officials and detained and deported alongside adults, regardless of the devastating conditions from which they had fled. The detention facility has been operational for more than two years, with an estimated 15 000 foreigners being detained and deported every month. The exiles were held in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions with no access to toilets, no medical facilities and inadequate food. LHR lawyers have described witnessing detainees being beaten with a green rubber hose, which they descibed as 'a punitive measure or a mechanism of crowd control.' LHR's Gina Snyman explained on Wednesday that these conditions were in 'stark violation of the minimum standards under international law, as well as the Immigration Regulations detailed by Home Affairs.' SW Radio Africa This entry is in the following archive(s): S. Africa \| World More Immigration Stories From S. Africa S. Africa: Court orders closure of illegal detention center May 20, 2009 An illegal detention centre in the South African border town Musina is set to be permanently shut down, after a strongly worded judgment by the North Gauteng High Court in South Africa was handed down this week. In February 2009,... Continue Reading S. Africa: Imm. Minister says Zimbabweans without visas are welcome May 04, 2009 South Africa's immigration minister says Zimbabweans are welcome to enter the country without visas, a change expected to slow the flow of thousands of asylum seekers from the troubled northern neighbor. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says Zimbabweans no longer need to apply... Continue Reading S. Africa: Government relaxing some restrictions on Zimbabweans April 13, 2009 Johannesburg -- The South African government this week opens a special center to register asylum seekers from southern Africa and in particular Zimbabwe. The center is also to help implement a new program that will allow Zimbabwean economic migrants to... Continue Reading More Immigration Stories From World Canada: New $1.9m grant helps agency promote immigrant hiring May 20, 2009 A local agency that works with Ottawa employers to remove barriers to recruiting and retaining skilled immigrants says it will expand its activities after receiving a $1.9-million provincial grant. Hire Immigrants Ottawa will form a new working group focused on... Continue Reading Canada: Border Services eyes charges against man who crashed plane May 20, 2009 An American registered sex offender who walked away from a plane crash near Sooke will walk from the hospital into the embrace of Canada Border Services, where he could face weapons-related charges, police say. At 9:06 p.m. Monday, residents in... Continue Reading Canada: Sikh MP fights back against nanny abuse allegations May 20, 2009 Toronto: A lawyer for embattled Indian Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla, who has been accused of exploitation by her three nannies, Friday called the charges 'an organised' conspiracy to destroy her political career. In their public allegations - which has now... Continue Reading Canada: Immigration boosts New Brunswick's population growth May 20, 2009 OTTAWA - New Brunswick is benefiting from the loss of jobs in Ontario's manufacturing sector, especially in the auto industry, an analyst says. Charles Cirtwill, executive vice-president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, said Tuesday that, contrary to what... Continue Reading U.K.: Nationalist party draws support on halting immigration May 20, 2009 (Media-Newswire.com) - New evidence has revealed that the extreme right in Britain is only realising a fraction of its electoral potential. Dr Rob Ford from The University of Manchester found widespread support for radical BNP proposals such as the re-imposition... Continue Reading
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