Media invite: launch of Home Affairs corruption report

MEDIA INVITATION

New report shines light on corruption in immigration system at Home Affairs

Corruption Watch and partners invite you to the of launch of a new report, Project Lokisa: Asylum at a Price, which focuses on how corruption impacts those seeking legal protection in South Africa, specifically refugees and asylum seekers.

Basing its evidence on personal accounts of corruption experienced by a range of asylum seekers, Corruption Watch documents how corruption manifests within the entire system and how it impacts individual whistle-blowers, as well as the organisation’s attempts to engage constructively with the Department of Home Affairs to fix the problem.

Several practical recommendations have been offered, with the aim of encouraging co-operation between the department and civil society in a bid to institute anti-corruption measures that address the vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and refugees in South Africa.  A memorandum capturing these recommendations and demands will be presented to the Department of Home Affairs.

The details of the launch, to be attended by a range of Corruption Watch and members of affected communities, including whistle-blowers, are as follows:

Date:
22 November 2016

Venue:
Area outside Marabastad refugee reception office
352 Es’kia Mphahlele Drive
[The actual location (open field) of the gathering is corner Es’kia Mphahlele Drive and Johannes Ramkhoase Street]

Time:
10h30

Speakers:
Mavuso Msimang, Chairperson at Corruption Watch
Marc Gbaffou, African Diaspora Forum
Leanne Govindsamy, Head of Legal and Investigations, Corruption Watch
Sharon Ekambaram, Lawyers for Human Rights

RSVP:
Patience Mkosana: 072 992-8380              patiencem@corruptionwatch.org.za
Moira Campbell:  083 995 4711                 moirac@corruptionwatch.org.za