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A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
Professor Loren B. Landau is Director of the Migration Studies Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. A political scientist by training, his research explores migration, sovereignty, and belonging in South and Eastern Africa. He is the author of 'The Humanitarian Hangover: Displacement, Aid, and Transformation in Western Tanzania'.
He has also published widely in academic and policy-oriented journals and reports. He is currently the executive committee chair for the Consortium of Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA).
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More than a year ago, the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) requested that the Human Rights Commission (HRC) host public hearings to hold leaders accountable for not addressing xenophobia, hate speech, violence, and threats to human dignity. But CoRMSA was told that the HRC’s agenda was set for the year and that they would see what they could do. Clearly they have not done enough.
Over the past week, South Africa has been shaken by anti-foreigner violence...
