The watchdog’s open letter to the President says Home Affairs is in crisis, operating in flagrant disregard of constitutional values, cripplingly inefficient and poorly managed, with reports of widespread bribery and corruption. 

Lawyers for Human Rights says South Africa has the longest backlog in the world for dealing with hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers that have come here. 96% of asylum applications are rejected

The organization says asylum seekers are  subject to police corruption and routine, systematic physical abuse.

It says Home Affairs in not transparent and does not have a complaints  mechanism.

Only Africans are arrested, says LHR, pointing out that there are no white people held at the Lindela repatriation facility.

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The man named by fallen dictator Muammar Gadaffi as his successor will release his election platform shortly.

Presidential elections in Libya next year is still on the United Nations wish list.

Released last June from six years in detention, Saif al Islam Gadaffi wants to be part of it.

His spokesman says Muammar Gadaffi’s second son will be a strong candidate because he has the support of the major tribes in Libya.

He’s calling for United Nations to help Libya transition from a compromise government to stability and order.

It’s unclear how the world organization will respond to this call from a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity allegedly committed while trying to keep his father in power.

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