We’d rather die here than be moved, say refugees protesting outside UNHCR office in Pretoria
Protestors who have been camping outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pretoria say police because must bring coffins if they try to break up their month-long action. As the urgent action seeking to remove them stretches into a third day in the Pretoria High Court, the refugees insist they are not going […]
Judgment expected today in Pretoria residents application to end refugees sit-in outside UNHCR offices
Judgment is expected today in the matter of Pretoria residents seeking to end a nearly-month-long sit in by hundreds of refugees outside the offices of the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees in the capital. It could mean police moving in to clear them off and Home Affairs checking for those who are illegally in […]
Government now opposing legal bid to move refugees protesting outside UNHCR Pretoria office
Government opposing a legal bid by Pretoria resident to clear off refugees protesting outside the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. The matter has been postponed until next Wednesday to allow the SA police service and Home Affairs Department time to file papers explaining why they can’t implement the residents’ demands. When the Pretoria High […]