Refugee Rights Clinic
The Unit's Refugee Law Clinic provides direct legal services to thousands of refugees and asylum seekers each year.
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Advocacy & Training
The Refugee Rights Unit undertakes a significant amount of targeted advocacy and training of government officials, the judiciary, civil society partners and refugee communities.
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New Publication on Statelessness in the African Human Mobility Review
Shazia Sader and Sky Kruger co-author a paper for the African Human Mobility Review.
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Professor Fatima Khan in Edinburgh for the Global Law Schools League
Professor Fatima Khan travelled to Scotland for the Global Law School's League Winter Conference held at Edinburgh University in February 2025.
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RRU celebrates Supreme Court of Appeal judgment on Sur Place claim
The University of Cape Town Refugee Rights Unit (RRU) was successful in its appeal application to the Supreme Court of Appeal regarding Sur Place refugee claims. After 5 long years, starting in the Western Cape High Court, Attorney Monique
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Children on the Move: Core Skills for Frontline Social Work Professionals
UCT Law's Refugee Rights Unit (RRU), in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has drafted a standalone module for social workers in partnership with the University of Belgrade, and International Social Services (ISS).
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