The child has been living with her South African mother at a Mauritius prison for the past five years since her birth.
does not act quickly to repatriate a 5-year-old child born to a South African mother imprisoned in Mauritius, it could make it harder for her to ever return to her family in the future.that a team will travel to Mauritius to bring the little girl back to South Africa. They will leave on 9 December 2024 and are expected to return on 13 December 2024.
SA’s Department of Social Development explained that if the little girl is not brought back to South Africa, she might be placed in the welfare system in Mauritius. This could make it much harder for her to be reunited with her family in South Africa in the future. This operation will give the 5-year-old girl the chance to grow up in a stable home with her family. The department said it is working to ensure her best interests are protected.Women prisons in Mauritius are not designed to accommodate mothers with children and often lack the safe, nurturing environments essential for a child’s healthy development.
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