In Pursuit of the Southern Dream: Victims of Necessity. Assessment of the irregular movement of men from East Africa and the Horn to South Africa
- Document number
- 2133
- Date
- 2009
- Title
- In Pursuit of the Southern Dream: Victims of Necessity. Assessment of the irregular movement of men from East Africa and the Horn to South Africa
- Author/publisher
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism, Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures,
- Summary
- This executive summary summarizes the research and findings of a project investigating the irregular movement of men from East Africa and the Horn of Africa to the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The key findings elaborated in this assessment concern the logistics, economics, causal factors and trends in the smuggling of migrants south through the eastern corridor of the African continent. It also emphasizes the dynamics of the abuse and exploitation of these irregular migrants during their multi-country journey. The research was originally commissioned as an investigation of whether men were being trafficked from East Africa and the Horn to South Africa. As such, the objective of the study was primarily to examine to what extent, if any, human trafficking was taking place. The secondary objective of the study was to document the reasons, methods and characteristics of an already noted large-scale movement of men from East Africa and the Horn towards South Africa. While no trafficking was identified, the research did reveal the large-scale smuggling of men, as well as allegations of severe human rights violations, abuse and exploitation.
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