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The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa, has issued a sweeping interdict against Operation Dudula, an anti migrant group, prohibiting it from a range of unlawful activities targeting foreign nationals in a landmark judgment handed down on Tuesday.
The court also delivered a profound reinterpretation of immigration enforcement powers, affirming that the rights to dignity and privacy apply to “everyone” within South Africa’s borders, irrespective of citizenship.
The judgment, by Judge Leicester Rock Adams, followed an application by associations who promote and fight for human rights in general and for the individual rights of their members – Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia, the South African Informal Traders Forum, the Inner City Federation and the Abahlali Basemjondolo Movement.
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