More than 1000 mainly Congolese refugees have been staging the  protest for a fortnight demanding the world organization move them away from the xenophobic attacks they have suffered in South Africa.

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has closed its doors to the refugees and failed to return calls from the media.

Democratic Alliance MP Adrian Roos says the UNHCR has confirmed that the matter should be dealt with by local law enforcement.

Police are reluctant to move in because of the large number of mothers and  babies among the protestors

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Democratic Alliance MP Adrian Roos says he’l ask the directors general Home Affairs and Co-operative Governance what they are doing  about the  refugees demand to be moved away from xenophobic attacks.

Outgoing Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba is expected the joint parliamentary portfolio committee meeting in Cape Town tomorrow despite his resignation from the Democratic Alliance.

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has tweeted that the more than 1000 protestors outside their offices in Pretoria and Cape Town are getting no special treatment.

If they want to be moved from South Africa, where they feel threatened, there are recognized procedures to follow. 

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