“We are in the main a country that welcomes those who seek refuge and offers them protection,” she added. The Human Rights Watch World Report 2014 released Tuesday warned that South African human rights were taking a turn for the worse and claimed the country was becoming more hostile to foreigners. Admitting that the country has “worrying incidents of attacks against foreign nationals and xenophobia and these have to be challenged and addressed by our country,” Pandor said: “It would be difficult to find a country in the UN that is as welcoming as our country.”

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