Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has requested the Chairperson, African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Mrs Soyata Maiga, to file a case on the escalating xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African citizens in South Africa before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
The organization urged the commission to “seek in the case to the African Court, punitive damages and adequate compensation of $10 billion on behalf of hundreds of Nigerian victims and their families”, adding that this amount will sufficiently take into account individual harm suffered by victims. The letter stated in part: “If the victims see that a process for ensuring adequate compensation for the crimes committed against them in South Africa is underway, it will also discourage revenge violence and killings and help break the cycle of violence that is now spiralling beyond control in the country.
“Pushing for payment of $10 billion compensation for Nigerian victims of xenophobic attacks and violence can demonstrate that the days of impunity for these crimes are gone.
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