Lindela Repatriation Centre
Due to an ever increasing burden on SAPS holding cells and the lack of detention capacity in the country's prisons, the need for a repatriation centre in Gauteng was identified by the Department of Home Affairs.Contact number for Deportation Agent: +27 79 350 2884 The centre has been strongly criticized for corruption overcrowding and abuse of detainees[2] and serious concerns have been expressed about human rights violations.[3][4] Popular movements like Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban[5] and the Anti-Privatisation Forum in Johannesburg[6] have called for Lindela to be shut down.[9] In September 2014 following two complaints by the Medecins Sans Frontieres or Doctors without Borders, Section 27, and People Against Suffering, Oppression and Poverty; the South African Human Rights Commission released a report identifying certain healthcare and legal issues at Lindela.In October 2014, detainees stopped a hunger strike after they claimed guards attacked them using rubber bullets and batons.
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