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migrant children

Undocumented 9-year-old - 'I want to be in school but my mother says we have no papers, standing at the robots is boring'

South Africa

Undocumented 9-year-old - 'I want to be in school but my mother says we have no papers, standing at the robots is boring'

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

State officials are using child trafficking measures ‘to justify practices that violate the rights of children’

South Africa

State officials are using child trafficking measures ‘to justify practices that violate the rights of children’

By Tania Broughton for GroundUp

Migrant children’s battle for a decent basic education in South Africa

Africa

Migrant children’s battle for a decent basic education in South Africa

By Ufrieda Ho

Queues of foreign nationals at UN offices illustrate the desperation to leave South Africa

Africa

Queues of foreign nationals at UN offices illustrate the desperation to leave South Africa

By Leila Dougan