South Africa: Bureaucratic Obstacles Frustrate Asylum-Seekers

Via AllAfrica | 20 Jan 2012 - 17:58:13
IRIN (Nairobi)-Asylum-seekers entering South Africa are no longer being issued with the necessary documents to apply for refugee status. Without a so-called section 23 permit, they are being turned away from Refugee Reception Offices (RROs) and denied the opportunity to legalize their stay in the country. Source