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The Western Cape High Court has ruled that certain sections of the Refugees Act are unconstitutional. The court ruled that considering asylum seekers to have abandoned their applications for failing to renew visas within a month is unfair and breaches international law protecting refugees from forced return to danger. Elvis Presslin spoke to James Chapman, Head of Advocacy and Legal Advisor at Scalabrini, the organisation that brought this matter before the courts
By SAfmThe Western Cape High Court has ruled that certain sections of the Refugees Act are unconstitutional. The court ruled that considering asylum seekers to have abandoned their applications for failing to renew visas within a month is unfair and breaches international law protecting refugees from forced return to danger. Elvis Presslin spoke to James Chapman, Head of Advocacy and Legal Advisor at Scalabrini, the organisation that brought this matter before the courts

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