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Commission to probe Swapo abusesMore to join A list of names has been released of Namibians who have agreed to serve on an international inquiry into alleged human rights transgressions by Swapo. Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view. The Committee of Parents and the Truth and Justice Committee have announced the names of Namibian and other players who have agreed to investigate claims of human rights abuses perpetrated by Swapo in exile.
The Namibian commissioners on the international inquiry into crimes against humanity committed during 1966 to 1989 and in postcolonial Namibia are Dr John Nakuta, Leah Shaanika, Hendrik Christian, Monika von Wietersheim and Paul Thomas.
Paul Threwela from the United Kingdom, a former Robben Island prisoner and member of Umkhonto we Size, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) during the liberation struggle, has agreed to assist the inquiry with international press coverage.
Erica Beukes, chairperson of the Committee of Parents, said the names of foreign members of the commission would be released soon.
The names of the commissioners will be submitted to attorney-general Sackey Shanghala, who is tasked to address the concerns of the joint committee on behalf of the Namibian government.
Beukes said the names would also be submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT), international churches and all instances in this matter.
The joint committee wants the commissioners to investigate killings and detention of Namibian refugees, torture, forced confessions of detainees, complaints against Swapo's leadership made by members of its youth wing in 1976, as well as members of PLAN, the involvement and complicity of foreign missions and other instances, the probing of the Johnny Ya Otto Commission of Inquiry, and other related matters.
The groups said a commission of inquiry was necessary because the Swapo leadership had to date refused to account for killings and disappearances of fellow Namibians in exile.
They said the Swapo leadership refused to account for the whereabouts of the remains of murdered Namibian refugees while it continued to slander and defile both the murdered refugees and the survivors of the so-called Swapo dungeons.
CATHERINE SASMAN
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Commission to probe Swapo abusesMore to join A list of names has been released of Namibians who have agreed to serve on an international inquiry into alleged human rights transgressions by Swapo. Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
The Committee of Parents and the Truth and Justice Committee have announced the names of Namibian and other players who have agreed to investigate claims of human rights abuses perpetrated by Swapo in exile.The Namibian commissioners on the international inquiry into crimes against humanity committed during 1966 to 1989 and in postcolonial Namibia are Dr John Nakuta, Leah Shaanika, Hendrik Christian, Monika von Wietersheim and Paul Thomas.
Paul Threwela from the United Kingdom, a former Robben Island prisoner and member of Umkhonto we Size, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) during the liberation struggle, has agreed to assist the inquiry with international press coverage.
Erica Beukes, chairperson of the Committee of Parents, said the names of foreign members of the commission would be released soon.
The names of the commissioners will be submitted to attorney-general Sackey Shanghala, who is tasked to address the concerns of the joint committee on behalf of the Namibian government.
Beukes said the names would also be submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT), international churches and all instances in this matter.
The joint committee wants the commissioners to investigate killings and detention of Namibian refugees, torture, forced confessions of detainees, complaints against Swapo's leadership made by members of its youth wing in 1976, as well as members of PLAN, the involvement and complicity of foreign missions and other instances, the probing of the Johnny Ya Otto Commission of Inquiry, and other related matters.
The groups said a commission of inquiry was necessary because the Swapo leadership had to date refused to account for killings and disappearances of fellow Namibians in exile.
They said the Swapo leadership refused to account for the whereabouts of the remains of murdered Namibian refugees while it continued to slander and defile both the murdered refugees and the survivors of the so-called Swapo dungeons.
CATHERINE SASMAN
