Amnesty International joins fight against Joint Declaration on Genocide
Staff Reporter THE Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) has announced that the international human rights organisation Amnesty International has filed court papers seeking to join the fight against the signing of the Joint Declaration between the Namibian and German governments. The Joint Declaration, which is said to be at the final stages and is expected to ... The post Amnesty International joins fight against Joint Declaration on Genocide appeared first on Informanté .
Staff Reporter
THE Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) has announced that the international human rights organisation Amnesty International has filed court papers seeking to join the fight against the signing of the Joint Declaration between the Namibian and German governments.
The Joint Declaration, which is said to be at the final stages and is expected to be signed by the two governments before the end of this year, seeks to offer reparations for the 1904 and 1908 Nama/Ovaherero genocide perpetrated by colonial German military forces.
Germany’s offer remains at €1.1 billion (approximately N$18 billion) over 30 years for genocide reparations, despite the affected communities demanding N$1.1 trillion.
