Realising Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa Our Lives Matter

This book examines the socio-economic rights challenges of refugees and asylum seekers in Africa. It seeks to fill a major gap in the literature by providing a nuanced discussion of the barriers to the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Africa. It equally aims to provide some concrete recommendations to African governments towards the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers. With the aid of lessons from selected African countries, this book highlights the gaps, challenges and good practices regarding the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the region. The book will be useful to researchers, students, academicians, policymakers, and international organisations or institutions interested in advancing the rights of refugees and asylum seekers.

1. Socio-economic Rights for Refugees and Asylum seekers under international law, Ebenezer Durojaye, Robert Doya Nanima, Abiola Idowu-Ojo, Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi.- 2. The relevance of and challenges in the enjoyment of Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa, Ebenezer Durojaye, Robert Doya Nanima, Abiola Idowu-Ojo & Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi.- 3. The Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa in the Covid-19 era, Kennedy Chege.- 4. Human Dignity and the Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees in Africa, Callixte Kavuro.- 5. The Role of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Promoting the Socio-Economic Rights of Migrants, Bright Nkrumah.- 6. Contextualising the Socio-Economic Rights of the Refugee Child: An Evaluation of the Position of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, Robert Doya Nanima.- 7. Transnational African Child Rights Civil Society Architecture: A Cul De Sac Initiative Addressing the Socio-Economic Rights of Child Refugees?, Musavengana Winston Theodore Chibwana.- 8. The Rule of Law and the Principle of Non-Refoulement: An Appraisal of the Human Rights Protection of Refugees in South Africa, Gerard Emmanuel Kamdem Kamga& Rashri Baboolal-Frank.- 9. Maternal Health Rights of Refugee Women in Uganda: Confronting the Multiple Layers of Vulnerability, Emma Charlene Lubaale.- 10. The Tensions Between National Security and Refugee Protection Within the Context of the Boko Haram Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin, Gerard Emmanuel Kamdem Kamga.- 11. Legal Protection of Socio-Economic Rights of IDPs, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in South Sudan: Prospects and Challenges, Joseph Geng Akech.- 12. Unfulfilled Rights to Education and Development for Unaccompanied Child Refugees Under Zimbabwe's Encampment Policy, James Tinotenda Ndemera.- 13. Refugees’ And AsylumSeekers’ Access To The Right To Work In Kenya: Barriers And Prospects, Julie Lugulu & Ferd Moyomba.- 14. From De Jure to De Facto? Realising The Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees in Malawi, Angela Nkatha Mutema.- 15. Realising the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa: The Nigerian Situation, Olubayo Oluduro & Ayooluwa St Emmanuel.

Ebenezer Durojaye is Professor and Head of the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His areas of research include human rights, socio-eco­nomic rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, and consti­tutionalism.  

Robert Doya Nanima is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedures, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He is a member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

Abiola Idowu-Ojo is Senior Legal Officer with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Banjul, The Gambia. She has a long experience in human rights research and practice, both within the ACHPR/African Union and as an independent expert.

Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi is Researcher with the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She has a long experience in research, advocacy and teaching in the field of socio-economic rights.