UN Raises Concerns About Rise in Anti-Migrant Violence in South Africa
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UN raises concerns about rise in anti-migrant violence in South Africa
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on Thursday expressed concern about the rise in violence and racist hate crimes targeting migrants in South Africa, urging authorities to implement urgent measures to address this issue. CERD reported a range of attacks perpetrated against migrants, including killings, displacement, abductions, looting, destruction of property, unlawful evictions, and restrictions on access to e…
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A United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee has expressed grave concern on what it terms an anti-migrant sentiment in South Africa. In a statement, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called for a proportionate law-enforcement response. This after public frustration over high unemployment and poverty sparked a wave of protests against undocumented migrants. CERD is an independent committee of experts that monito…
GENEVA – The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination strongly criticized the rise in xenophobia and racist hate crimes against migrants in South Africa since the beginning of 2026, including killings, forced displacements and illegal house searches. The group “observed with deep concern that the [...]
As part of its early warning and urgent action procedure, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) reports a particularly worrying situation. Since the beginning of the year, at least four migrants have reportedly been killed and some 50,000 people forcibly displaced by civilians and self-defense groups. […]
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