Lawyers for Human Rights videos

The spate of looting of foreign national's shops in Isipingo: Nomagugu Mlawe

The spate of looting of foreign national's shops in Isipingo south of Durban has again thrown open the issue of xenophobia once again. Police say members of the community were allegedly looting shops owned by foreigners. To discuss the impact of xenophobia on the integration of migrants in South Africa we have in our Durban studios Nomagugu Mlawe. Shes an attorney with Lawyers for Human rights in the refugee and migrant rights programme.

LHR's Liesl Muller discusses statelessness on KykNet

Liesl Muller - head of LHR's Statelessness Project - discusses the issues around statelessness on Afrikaans channel KykNet.

The role of migrants in township economy

Recent incidents of looting against 'foreign-owned' shops in Soweto, Kagiso and other parts of Gauteng, have sparked fears of xenophobic violence similar to that of 2008 resurfacing. What do we know about the contribution of ‘foreign-owned’ businesses to the township economy and South Africa?

Lootings in Soweto has thrown open the issue of xenophobia

The spate of looting of foreign nationals' shops in parts of Soweto has thrown open the issue of xenophobia once again. To discuss the impact of xenophobia on the integration of migrants in South Africa, SABC interviewed Patricia Erasmus from the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme at Lawyers for Human Rights.

Court to hear details of illegal Botswana deportation fiasco

Home Affairs says it’s suspended three officials over an illegal deportation scandal. The department landed in hot water after deporting a Botswana national who’s accused of murder in his home country.