Prohibited persons
Subtitle: abuse of undocumented migrants, asylum-seekers, and refugees in South Africa.
Contributors: Human Rights Watch (Organization)
Publisher: Human Rights Watch
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: Human rights -- South Africa.; Migrant labor -- South Africa.; Political refugees -- South Africa.; Refugees -- South Africa.; Xenophobia -- South Africa.
Description: Xenophobia in South Africa is rising alarmingly. Unpunished attacks on foreigners are disturbingly common, and foreigners are regularly victimized by the South African police, the army, and by guards at detention facilities. Detention conditions for migrants awaiting deportation are substandard and overcrowded.

Recommendations -- Introduction --Treatment of undocumented migrants in South Africa -- The treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers in South Africa -- Xenophobia and attacks against migrants -- The stalled policy debate -- A: South Africa's obligation under international and domestic law -- B: Organization of African unity convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa -- C: Declaration on the Human Rights of individuals who are not nationals of the country in which they live -- D: International convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of the families.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.