Countries
1: Africa.
- 1.1: Angola.
- 1.2: Botswana.
- 1.3: Egypt.
- 1.4: Kenya.
- 1.5: Libya.
- 1.6: Mauritania.
- 1.7: Morocco.
- 1.8: Senegal.
- 1.9: South Africa.
  - 1.9.1: Introduction.
  - 1.9.2: List of Detention Sites.
  - 1.9.3: Map of Detention Sites .
  - 1.9.4: Country Links.
  - 1.9.5: Reference List.
- 1.10: Tanzania.
- 1.11: Tunisia.
2: Americas.
3: Asia-Pacific.
4: Europe.
5: Middle East .

South Africa Profile

Quick Facts

Number of Immigration Detention Sites: One dedicated facility

Deportations : 165,270 (January-August 2006)

Number of Asylum Seekers: 170, 865 (end 2007)

Max. Length of Detention for Deportation: Up to 30 days (90 day extension)

Max. Length of Detention for Other Reasons: Up to 48 hours

Disclaimer

Last updated: June 2009

South Africa Detention Profile

Reference List

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Cote, David (Lawyers for Human rights). 2009. Telephone conversation with Michael Flynn (Global Detention Project). 11 February 2009. Geneva, Switzerland.
Crush, Jonathan. 2008. “South Africa: Policy in the Face of Xenophobia.” Migration Policy Institute. July 2008. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=689 (accessed 10 April 2009).
Department of Home Affairs (DHA). Website. “Inspectorate: January 2006 – August 2006 Deportation Statistics.” http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/stats/dep%20stats%202006_08.pdf (accessed 3 April 2009).
Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Mr. Maurice Glèlè-Ahanhanzo (Special Rapporteur on Racism).1999. Report by Mr. Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/26. Addendum: Mission to South Africa (24 February – 5 March 1998). Commission on Human Rights. E/CN.4/1999/15/Add.1. 27 January 1999.
Forced Migration Studies Programme. 2005. "Xenophobia in South Africa and Problems Related to It." Witwatersand University. January 2005.
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Misago, Jean Pierre (with Loren B. Landau and Tamlyn Monson). 2009. Towards Tolerance, Law, and Dignity: Addressing Violence against Foreign Nationals in South Africa. International Organisation for Migration. February 2009.
Naidoo, Amelia. 2007. “Prisons Overcrowded, Courts Overloaded in KZN.” The Mercury. 6 March 2007.
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