Submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health: Access to health care services for migrants in South Africa

SECTION27 has made a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health regarding the ongoing denial of healthcare services to migrants in South Africa. Our submission highlights the increasing intimidation and exclusion of migrants from public healthcare facilities, the role of anti-migrant movements such as Operation Dudula, and the government’s failure to ensure equitable access to healthcare. It also outlines both domestic and international legal obligations requiring South Africa to provide healthcare without discrimination and calls on the Special Rapporteur to intervene in protecting migrants’ rights.