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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Advancing Justice Through Community-Engaged Scholarship
As part of its engaged scholarship endeavour the UCT Refugee Rights Unit, in collaboration with the Burundian Refugee Community in Cape Town, embarked on an information and training session with refugee women.
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Empowering Refugee Leaders - a social responsiveness initiative
In alignment with its Social Responsiveness portfolio, the UCT Refugee Rights Unit co-hosted a comprehensive three-day training session at the Law Faculty in collaboration with the Scalabrini Centre.
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Solidarity and Accountability
Solidarity and Accountability: Can the Global Compact on Refugees Enforce Refugee Protection Obligations?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 May 2026
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