https://www.salo.org.za/topics/migration-and-xenophobia/Recent content in Migration and xenophobia on Southern African Liaison OfficeHugo -- gohugo.ioen-zaSat, 07 Mar 2026 07:28:21 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-multistakeholder-dialogue-update-on-migrant-rights-in-south-africa-december-4-2025/Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:09:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-multistakeholder-dialogue-update-on-migrant-rights-in-south-africa-december-4-2025/Watch here: https://youtu.be/htW6-bISikchttps://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-dialogue-migrant-policy-changes-in-south-africa-26-june-2025/Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:49:57 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-virtual-public-dialogue-migrant-policy-changes-in-south-africa-26-june-2025/On the 26th of June 2025 the Southern African Liaison Office held a virtual public dialogue on migrant policy changes in South Africa to the “White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protections: Towards a Complete Overhaul of the Migration System in South Africa” as well as the Immigration Amendment Bill B8 - 2024.https://www.salo.org.za/world-refugee-day-2023-hope-away-from-home/Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:54:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/world-refugee-day-2023-hope-away-from-home/World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. Each year, it falls on the 20th of June and celebrates the strength and courage of people forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-position-paper-29-july-2022/Fri, 29 Jul 2022 16:18:54 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-position-paper-29-july-2022/A Critique of South Africa’s Immigration Policies: Problematizing the Cancellation of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits SALO-South-Africa-immigration-Policies-July-22-1Downloadhttps://www.salo.org.za/salo-community-dialogue-29-april-2021/Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:43:17 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-community-dialogue-29-april-2021/Anti-Xenophobia with COVID-19 focus and safety considerations SALO had a Community Dialogue discussing the various challenges faced by migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. It considered the importance of vaccinating migrants and all people within the borders of South Africa. The dialogue took place in Atteridgeville.https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-25-march-2021-zoom-platform-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa/Fri, 07 May 2021 06:13:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-25-march-2021-zoom-platform-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa/Executive summary On the 25th of March 2021 SALO, in partnership with the Norwegian People’s Aid, held an online public multi-stakeholder dialogue titled: “Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine for Migrants in South Africa.” The event was attended by members of the public, ANC Alliance members, academics, and civil society and was live-streamed on Facebook.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-public-multi-stakeholder-dialogue-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa-25-march-2021/Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:00:14 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-public-multi-stakeholder-dialogue-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa-25-march-2021/The dialogue was chaired by Dr Rob Moore (Executive Director of Gauteng City-Region Observatory and SALO Board Member), with keynote speakers Zane Dangor (Adviser to Minister of DIRCO) and Professor Jo Vearey (The African Centre for Migration & Society, Wits) and touched upon many themes that are emerging in the context of the COVID-19 vaccination strategy.https://www.salo.org.za/policy-dialogue-report-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa/Thu, 08 Apr 2021 07:16:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-dialogue-report-access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa/Executive Summary On the 25th of March 2021, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) in partnership with the Norwegian People’s Aid, hosted a dialogue titled Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine for Migrants in South Africa. The dialogue was chaired by SALO board member Dr.https://www.salo.org.za/vaccinating-migrants-is-the-constitutional-thing-to-do-by-tebogo-lekubu-salo/Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:26:52 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/vaccinating-migrants-is-the-constitutional-thing-to-do-by-tebogo-lekubu-salo/Image: “Syringe and Vaccine”byNIAIDis licensed underCC BY 2.0 Download PDF version here: DO-Vaccines-and-Migrants-.pdf (salo.org.za) COVID-19 has affected South Africa and the world at large, with all sectors of society having had to deal with a myriad of unforeseen disruptions to daily life.https://www.salo.org.za/access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa-26-march-21/Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:09:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/access-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-for-migrants-in-south-africa-26-march-21/Zoom Online: Community Dialogue The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held an online community dialogue in partnership with the Norwegian People’s Aid on the 26th of March 2021, with the intent of illuminating some of the potential challenges around the equitable access to vaccines for migrants in South Africa, as well as the importance of building consensus at a local community level on the right and necessity to vaccinate all who reside in the country.https://www.salo.org.za/25-march-2021-salo-public-dialogue/Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:36:30 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/25-march-2021-salo-public-dialogue/Watch on Facebook As the vaccines begin to trickle into South Africa and the South African government’s vaccination process gets underway, one of the major concerns has been whether migrants and undocumented nationals will have access to the vaccine. On this issue, the South African government has released conflicting statements.https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-multi-stakeholder-dialogue-on-xenophobia-and-the-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill-18-oct-2019/Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:58:00 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-multi-stakeholder-dialogue-on-xenophobia-and-the-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill-18-oct-2019/The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) has had, as one of its core themes, dialogue workshops on issues relating to xenophobia, migrants’ rights and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. On the 18th of October 2019, in partnership with Action Support Center, SALO held a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Xenophobia and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.https://www.salo.org.za/chair-of-salo-meeting-with-unhcr-october-2019/Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:44:33 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/chair-of-salo-meeting-with-unhcr-october-2019/Bishop Rubin Phillip, Chair of SALO, meeting with Rehab Kahlifa and Vongaishe Mujuru from UNHCR in Durban on reaching out to foreign refugeeshttps://www.salo.org.za/multi-stakeholder-dialogue-on-xenophobia-and-the-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill/Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:19:31 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/multi-stakeholder-dialogue-on-xenophobia-and-the-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill/On Friday the 18th of October 2019 SALO and Action Support Centre co-hosted a Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Xenophobia and the Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Keynote speaker: John Jeffery, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development SALO and ACTION Support Centre would like to thank the Norwegian People’s Aid for their direct support of this event.https://www.salo.org.za/student-dialogue-on-the-current-conflict-between-foreign-nationals-and-sa-citizens-in-gauteng-11-sept-2019/Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:21:41 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/student-dialogue-on-the-current-conflict-between-foreign-nationals-and-sa-citizens-in-gauteng-11-sept-2019/" The dialogue was graced with young and vibrant individuals including foreign nationals. A truly diverse and multistakeholder dialogue. @salo_info#XenophobiaInSouthAfrica" - Lindiwe Mthembu (participant)https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-deepening-human-rights-in-south-africa-through-community-activism-on-gender-based-violence-lgbti-xenophobia-racism-and-hate-speech/Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:44:41 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-deepening-human-rights-in-south-africa-through-community-activism-on-gender-based-violence-lgbti-xenophobia-racism-and-hate-speech/On the 21st of February 2019, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held a dialogue on gender-based violence (GBV), LGBTQI, xenophobia, hate crimes and hate speech. The event was aimed at promoting civil society engagement, as well as dialogue on issues of human rights and GBV.https://www.salo.org.za/salo-observes-world-refugee-day-20th-june/Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:00:16 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/salo-observes-world-refugee-day-20th-june/Refugees fleeing the DRC “Refugees are people like anyone else, like you and me. They led ordinary lives before becoming displaced, and their biggest dream is to be able to live normally again. On this World Refugee Day, let us recall our common humanity, celebrate tolerance and diversity and open our hearts to refugees everywhere.https://www.salo.org.za/community-dialogue-21-february-2019/Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:08:55 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/community-dialogue-21-february-2019/Great community engagement at Ruabohahale school. Talking about #racism, #xenophobia , #gbv and #LGBTQIA issues in south Africa engaging with young people and community activists. Thanks so much to @IrlEmbPretoria for their support – 21 Feb 2019 On the 21st of February 2019, the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held a dialogue on gender-based violence (GBV), LGBTQI, xenophobia, hate crimes and hate speech.https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-reviewing-the-prevention-and-combating-of-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill-29-january-2019/Wed, 13 Feb 2019 13:37:12 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-reviewing-the-prevention-and-combating-of-hate-crimes-and-hate-speech-bill-29-january-2019/Collaboration between government, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, donors and researchers is critical to reviewing the proposed Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. This policy brief presents a framework for bringing together sectors to take an empirical-based approach to reviewing existing complexities of crafting legal frameworks and criminalising hate speech and hate crime.https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-deepening-human-rights-in-south-africa-through-youth-activism-on-gender-based-violence-lgbti-xenophobia-racism-and-hate-speech-13-dec-2018/Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:43:44 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/policy-brief-deepening-human-rights-in-south-africa-through-youth-activism-on-gender-based-violence-lgbti-xenophobia-racism-and-hate-speech-13-dec-2018/The Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) together with the Embassy of Ireland hosted a community outreach programme on deepening human rights activism in South African communities. The main aim of the outreach was to generate a sense of the context of human rights challenges faced in communities.https://www.salo.org.za/community-dialogue-in-mamelodi-13-dec-2018/Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:41:54 +0200https://www.salo.org.za/community-dialogue-in-mamelodi-13-dec-2018/On 13th of December 2018 the Southern African Liaison Office (SALO) held a dialogue on gender-based violence (GBV), LGBTQI, xenophobia, hate crimes and hate speech in Mamelodi. The dialogue was part of the ongoing series of engagements by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Hon John Jeffrey.