The Human Rights Watch urged South African authorities to prosecute the perpetrators of deadly xenophobic violence.
FILE image. Thousands of South Africans and Foreign nationals march on May 24, 2008 through the centre of Johannesburg to protest against ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.
From March 25 to 27, mobs armed with metal rods and machetes broke into the homes of foreigners in Durban on South Africa's east coast, chasing them out and looting their belongings, HRW said. Others had no choice but to return to the same informal settlement they had been violently chased out of. "To deter those who attack foreign nationals, there is an urgent need for effective policing, arrests, and prosecutions."Widespread condemnation of the violence prompted emergency talks between South Africa's foreign and police ministers, Lindiwe Sisulu and Bheki Cele, and diplomats of African countries.HRW also urged politicians to refrain from statements that"scapegoat migrants and feed anti-foreigner violence," ahead of May 8 general elections.
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