Launch of Xenowatch: Monitoring xenophobic violence in South Africa

The African Centre for Migration & Society, iAfrikan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will host the launch of Xenowatch.

Xenowatch is a newly-created platform to monitor xenophobic threats and violence across South Africa.

Relying on crowdsourcing, the platform will allow anyone to freely report threats of violence, past attacks, or active mobilisation using Free SMSs, email or the website. After verifying reports, Xenowatch will automatically notify the police, international organisations, and civil society of threats, violence, and displacement.

By tracking threats, attacks, and responses, the platform will not only serve as an early warning system, but will help to assess the effectiveness of official responses and to identify the triggers of threats and violence. More information.   

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