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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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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From law students to practicing professionals - working at the Refugee Rights Unit
Research conducted by the Law Society of South Africa and Lexus Nexus some six years ago demonstrated the difficulty law graduates face securing articles of clerkship.
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UNHCR - Protection of Refugees
On 28 and 29 February, Prof Fatima Khan was invited by the UNHCR country operations in the region to assist in the drafting of a strategy document outlining a plan for the protection of refugees in the region for the next four years.
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