Government welcomes African Commission findings on migration and human rights [SOUND]

# The government has welcomed the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ preliminary findings on migration in South Africa. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says the commission recognised the country’s legal framework for protecting human rights, including refugees and asylum seekers. It also acknowledged challenges such as undocumented migration, unemployment, poverty, crime and hostility towards foreign nationals. Deputy government spokesperson William Baloyi says the government remains committed to managing migration lawfully and humanely: