The Evolving Nature of Migration: JHB Fire, Climate Change and Refugee Rights

Joining us for this episode is Sharon Ekambaram. Sharon is a human rights activist and has been involved in the struggle for social justice through her work. She was one of the founding members of the Treatment Action Campaign in the struggle for affordable treatment for people living with HIV and AIDS, initially targeting big pharma and later against AIDS denialism of the South African government. She then took up a position as Project Head to establish the Chris Hani Institute located at COSATU House. She worked for the international medical humanitarian organisation- Doctors Without Borders and was the founding, Director. She is current head of the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights [LHR] and a member of Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia [KAAX].