Presentation
SAMIN is a network established in 2019, following a consultative meeting with various members of Civil Society Organisations, refugee and migrant organizations, academia, and religious leaders who collectively advocate for the rights of refugees and migrants in Southern Africa.
Mission
To hold SADC governments accountable to develop and implement human rights-based migration laws and practices.To strengthen collaboration and networking of different stakeholders in migration issues.To influence and encourage the implementation of policies and regulations that will lead to the attainment of the African Union Agenda 2063.To lobby SADC governments to ratify, domesticate and implement International legal instruments pertaining to migration.To improve capacity and knowledge management in migration issues across the board.To relentlessly advocate for the safety and security of migrants in spaces, where they are.
Participation in WSF 2026
Participating and Organising activities/workshop during the World Social Forum on these three main topics on Migration: criminalisation, freedom of movement and death and disappearance
Proposed activities (3)
Turning Migration into Cross-Border Economic Participation
This session, co-organised with African Trade, Innovation and Investment House, speaks directly to two of the Forum's core priorities: social…
Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Forced and Returned Migrants
This session opens with the screening of a powerful documentary film titled “Cross-Border Rape” by Observatory on Gender and Crisis,…
Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Forced & Returned Migrants
OverviewThis session opens with the screening of a powerful documentary film that follows the journeys of migrants crossing Africa in…
Publications (2)
Déclaration du Réseau sur les migrations en Afrique australe (SAMIN) concernant l’aggravation de la crise de l’afrophobie et les menaces qu’elle fait peser sur la solidarité africaine
Le Réseau sur les migrations en Afrique australe (SAMIN) exprime sa profonde préoccupationface à la recrudescence inquiétante des sentiments anti-migrants et des actes de violence…
Read the publication →SADC Migration Patterns and Trends and Implications on Migration Governance
Southern Africa Migration Network (SAMIN) Policy Brief SADC migration patterns and trends and implications on migration governance I. Overview of migration patterns and trends in the Southern African…
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