Falana Drags South Africa Before African Rights Commission Over Xenophobic Attacks

• Seeks urgent referral over alleged systemic attacks

Wale Igbintade

Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has petitioned African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights over persistent xenophobic attacks, killings, and alleged human rights violations against Nigerians and other African nationals in South Africa.

In the petition filed pursuant to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Falana urged the commission to urgently intervene and refer the matter to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights for binding adjudication.

The senior lawyer accused the South African government of failing to protect foreign nationals from recurring violence, intimidation, and discrimination.