Human rights group warns against anti-migrant harassment in South Africa
"The failure of the state to act decisively against these groups has created a dangerous impression that people have the right to violate the rights of others simply because of their nationality or perceived immigration status," said Amnesty International South Africa’s Executive Director Shenilla Mohamed.
Amnesty International South Africa along with other civil society organisations have repeatedly warned that inflammatory rhetoric, anti-migrant mobilisation and weak state responses risk fuelling discrimination, violence and further human rights violations.
The reported ongoing harassment of people on the grounds of their nationality or because of their perceived immigration status, often taking the form of illegal requests for identification documents, intimidation, forced eviction from businesses and homes, and public shaming constitutes a violation of human rights and the rule of law.
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