More than 40 civil society organisations, migrant rights groups, and community movements have opposed a planned March and March protest in Bellville on May 23, warning against xenophobia and intimidation targeting undocumented African nationals.
More than 40 civil society organisations, migrant rights groups, legal advocacy bodies, and community movements have united in opposition to a planned march against undocumented African nationals set to take place in Bellville on Saturday.
They warned that such mobilisation risks fuelling xenophobia, fear, and violence.
The coalition, which includes Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia (KAAX), the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA), Equal Education Law Centre, Lawyers for Human Rights, the Legal Resources Centre, Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Ndifuna Ukwazi, Reclaim the City, and several other organisations, issued a joint statement condemning the planned action by March and March.
The statement comes ahead of a march scheduled for Saturday, May 23, which organisers say will begin at Du Toit Park in Bellville, near the Sanlam offices on Voortrekker Road.
