The project is motivated by a number of significant developments in the country. The MOU shared between the SAHRC and the SAPS to improve human rights compliance in policing in South Africa is a direct result of the court response to the early incidents of xenophobic violence in South Africa.

The adoption by Cabinet of the National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance marks an important commintment by government to address xenophobic violence. The project will support the underlying purpose of this plan by supporting actions towards developing a specific policing framework that will ensure effective implementation of its objectives.     

A number of important recommendations emerge from the Analysis on Policing and Non-Nationals in South Africa.

•    Recommendation 1: Establish an over-arching SAPS policy on xenophobia, violence and related hate crimes

•    Recommendation 2: Improve data collection on xenophobic violence and related hate crimes

•    Recommendation 3: Provide training to promote compliance with legislative frameworks, and improve attitudes towards non-nationals

•    Recommendation 4: Engage in community outreach with non-national communities and South Africans on issues of service delivery, xenophobia and related hate crimes

The full report can be accessed here https://apcof.org/wp-content/uploads/policing-and-non-nationals-report.pdf


DATE: 3 June 2021
TIME: 09h00 am – 13h00
VENUE : Premier Hotel Pretoria and  on Zoom
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsceyuqj0sEtKI-HM9PP_d5tbgbajEkU8U

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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission