State obligations in South Africa and Nigeria Nigerians MondayMotivation Xenophobic
The senseless killing and looting of properties of foreigners in South Africa dominated the news for the greater part of last week. For the first time in so many years, with the exception of football events, Nigerians were united in their view that the treatment meted to Nigerians and other black foreigners in South Africa was wrong. What happened in South Africa were grievous violations of human rights and fundamental freedom.
The above obligations are captured within the concept and attributes of statehood, which is expected to have a government in firm control of its territory, with a monopoly of the instruments of the legitimate use of force and coercion. This is imperative for a guarantee of the territorial integrity of the state. It does not matter that the violations of the rights of Nigerians and other black Africans were perpetuated by non-state actors.
The obligation to respect requires states to refrain from directly interfering with the enjoyment of human rights. Thus, the right of foreigners including Nigerians in South Africa is violated if the South African authorities engage in arbitrary detention, denial of personal liberty, killing or looting of property.
When a South African security chief clearly spoke in words that support attacks of foreigners, it was a direct indictment on the government of South Africa and stands condemned in law, morality and reason. The lame excuse that foreigners in South Africa are responsible for their spiraling crime wave cannot be the reason for such attacks.
How is this attack on Nigerians in South Africa related to the domestic situation in Nigeria? It is related. Every day, the Nigerian media is rife with true life stories of killing, rape, destruction of property, kidnap and all unimaginable forms of criminality by terrorists, bandits and criminals of every description in Nigeria. A good percentage of the crime goes either uninvestigated or not properly investigated.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Xenophobia: South Africa speaks on 'cutting' bilateral ties with Nigeria - Daily Post NigeriaThe South African Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Bobby Moroe, on Sunday said his country will not cut bilateral ties with Nigeria. He said his c
Read more »
Xenophobia: Nigeria reveals number of citizens ready to leave South Africa - Daily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Mission in South Africa says no fewer than 400 Nigerians have indicated interest and registered to be evacuated from South Africa following th
Read more »
Xenophobia: African Commission told to drag South Africa to court, demands $10 billion - Daily Post NigeriaSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Pe
Read more »
![Xenophobia: 'You lied' - Catholic Bishops tell South Africa govt [Full Statement] - Daily Post Nigeria](https://i.headtopics.com/images/2019/9/8/dailypostngr/xenophobia-you-lied-catholic-bishops-tell-south-africa-govt-full-statement-daily-post-niger-1170659179003957248.webp?w=640)
Xenophobia: 'You lied' - Catholic Bishops tell South Africa govt [Full Statement] - Daily Post NigeriaCatholic Bishops of Southern Africa have responded to the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Bishops told the South African government that it lied wh
Read more »
Xenophobia: South Africa breaks silence on alleged bomb blast at its Nigerian embassy - Daily Post NigeriaThe South African Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Bobby Moroe, on Saturday, confirmed there was no damage or bombing of any of the country’s miss
Read more »
Nigeria is not at war with South Africa... at least not yet – Daily TrustI have watched with absolute horror the videos coming out of South Africa showing shameful and shameless xenophobic attacks by some South Africans on Nigerians and people of other nations as well as their business. This is extremely reprehensible. What is even more reprehensible is the unfortunate attitude or comments of a top South African …
Read more »