At least 990 refugees and migrants have died this year while attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.
Foreign nationals in Durban say they’ve been forced from their homes and businesses.
The special cell will help broaden the reach of legal services and ensure that migrants from northeastern States have access to free legal assistance, says DLSA Secretary
The Libyan coastguard threatened those on board Sea-Watch 5, but it's the NGO ship's captain who is under investigation.
Authorities deploy boats, helicopter and surveillance aircraft to search for missing migrants off Pangkor Island.
Malaysian rescuers were searching on Tuesday for 14 Indonesians missing after a boat believed to be carrying undocumented migrants sank off Pangkor Island, the latest emergency along a dangerous sea route used by workers trying to enter Malaysia by boat. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said 23 people, comprising 16 men and seven women, had been rescued after the boat went down in waters off the resort island in Perak state early on Monday. Authorities believe 37 people were on board,...