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16 Days: A Victim of Civil War

  During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and […]

Finding a better life in South Africa

On the 11 July this year, Mr Mohamed Issa Salimu was issued with Refugee Status in South Africa. This is the second time he has received refugee status; the first time was in 1998, after he had been living in the country for about 6 years. Refugee status expires after 2 years, after which it […]