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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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Teaching

The Refugee Rights Unit teaches refugee law to undergraduate law and masters' students within the Department of Public Law.
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Research

The Refugee Rights Unit conducts applied research in refugee law and related topics.
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Advocacy

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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Refugee Rights Unit hosts Harvard intern

Lauren O’Connell, a final-year law student from Harvard Law School interned at UCT’s Refugee Rights Unit where she was able to learn from the Refugee Rights Unit staff.
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New Refugee Law Practitioners' Handbook

The Refugee Rights Unit has produced a handbook for Refugee Law Practitioners. This comprehensive resource will serve as an essential guide for legal professionals.
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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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Tel: (27) 21 650 5581
Fax: (27) 21 650 4107
Email: refugeelawclinic@uct.ac.za

Refugee Rights Unit
Kramer Law School Building, Middle Campus
1 Stanley Road
University of Cape Town
Rondebosch
7708
Cape Town
South Africa

 

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