 |  Launch of the UN Global Compact Network Namibia NEF Initiated by Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General, in 2000, the UN Global Compact asks companies worldwide to support and internalize the initiative’s 10 Principles and therefore to promote the private sector’s role as potential agent for sustainable development. The UN Global Compact’s 10 Principles are drawn from international conventions and commit companies to respect and advance Human Rights, Labour Rights, environmental concerns and anti-corruption measures in their sphere of influence.
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 | Botswana: New Vice President, Cabinet and Appointments in the Civil Service Republic of Botswana - Office of the President As has already been widely reported, a number of new appointments were made in both the formation of a new Cabinet and within the senior service. In addition Parliament overwhelmingly endorsed the nomination of Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe as the new Vice President. H.H. Vice President Merafhe has previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
For the convenient reference of interested stakeholders, the following are consolidated listings of 1) members of the new Cabinet and 2) yesterday's Civil Service Appointme
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 | Namibia: FREE ALL PALESTINIAN POLITICAL PRISONERS NSHR As the principal human rights monitoring and advocacy organization in Namibia and in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people, Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) wishes to partake in the commemorations of this April 17 2008 day, as the Palestinian Prisoners' Day.
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 | mibia: EXPOSING SCAPEGOATING, OBFUSCATION, SCARE TACTICS NSHR NSHR wishes to respond to the systematic Mubage-style and or Hitler-style propaganda campaign of scape-goating, obfuscation, scare tactics and fear mongering that is currently underway in the country. This campaign is spearheaded by some—not all---SWAPO Party officials, especially those that are closely aligned with former SWAPO Party President Sam Nujoma. In most material respects, this propaganda campaign is reminiscent of the scape-goating tactics that right-wing and other extremists and opportunists have used throughout history as a means to shift the blame and responsibility away from themselves by attributing it to others.
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 | ZIMBABWE: Summit Tests SADC Integrity Freedom House (Washington, DC) The stakes are high as the South African Development Community convenes a weekend summit to try to resolve Zimbabwe’s electoral stalemate, which is fueling an increase in violence in the country.
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 | NAMIBIA: World Has Responsibility To Protect NSHR Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) calls upon the international community, led by the United Nations, to take urgent and appropriate measures in order to prevent the current Zimbabwean situation from unraveling and cascading into a crisis with unforeseeable consequences for human security in that country.
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 | NAMIBIA: Unlawful Detention For Key Activist NSHR Two awkward immigration officials allegedly abducted, arbitrarily arrested and detained for several hours consumer rights activist, Sackey Amenya (34), in the capital yesterday. The incident occurred at approximately 15h30 at the BP Soweto Internet Café in Katutura. Amenya identified the two officials as Principal Immigration Officer Ernest Elias and Senior Immigration Officer Toivo Mwaala.
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 | NAMIBIA: Position On Taiwan And Tibet MIB The Government of the Republic of Namibia wishes to reaffirm its long standing position of the “One-China Policy” in the face of the latest activities of separatist groups, which seek to undermine the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People’s Republic of China.
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 | Namibia: CHINA'S RIGHTS VIOLATIONS MUST BE CONDEMNED NSHR Namibia's National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) joins other human rights groups worldwide and the international community at large in condemning the ongoing human rights violations by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
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 | Namibia: JUSTICE MINISTER IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST LAND DEAL? NSHR Justice Minister and Attorney General Honorable Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana and at least two other wealthy high-ranking SWAPO Party and Government officials are allegedly illegally and or unprocedurally occupying a piece of land in the Uukwanambwa District of the Ondonga Traditional Area, NSHR has reliably learned. Honorable Iivula-Ithana is also the Secretary General of the governing SWAPO Party.
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 | Namibia: JOSEA FEARS FOR HIS LIFE NSHR Namangol Investments Chief Executive Officer and AVID-SSC scam suspect Nico Josea (45) lives in fear for his life. Josea told NSHR yesterday that wherever he goes, people are telling him to “be careful that the Old man would kill you”. Josea says the term “the Old man” is a direct reference to former President Dr. Sam Nujoma. Hence, he says, he has conscientiously developed a feeling that certain people out there who are acting in the name and or on behalf of either the former President and or former SWAPO Party Youth Secretary General Paulus Kapia might really want to have him assassinated before, on or shortly after April 18 2008, when he is expected to appear in court over the AVID-SSC scam.
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 | Namibia: OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THE EENHANA NSHR During the counting process, Police officers prevented independent observers (i.e. human rights monitors and media practitioners) from closely observing the said process. This state of affairs created an impression that the counting process was not transparent. Hence, human rights monitors were unable to confirm the fairness of the allocation of the ballots cast to the contesting political parties.
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 | Namibia PRESS RELEASE
JOSEA FEARS FOR HIS LIFE
Namangol Investments Chief Executive Officer and AVID-SSC scam suspect Nico Josea (45) lives in fear for his life. Josea told NSHR yesterday that wherever...
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 | Namibia: NSHR: RDP ASSAULT SUSPECT STILL AT LARGE NSHR The alleged assailant of Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) activist Frans “Chakolona” Mateus (37) is still at large, NSHR has established. The male suspect has allegedly even threatened to stab Mateus with a knife with impunity.
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.jpg) | NAMIBIA: NSHR - Zimbabwe Torturers Face Music NSHR Namibia’s National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) hails media reports that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa (SA) is considering the request submitted by the SA-based Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) to arrest on sight and charge at least thirteen high-ranking Zimbabwean police and government officials, should they ever again set foot on SA soil.
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 | Namibia: UGLY ALLEGATION AGAINST OMUTHIYA POLICE NSHR The Station Commander of the Namibian Police at the newly proclaimed town of Omuthiya, Sergeant Kanenguni, faces ugly accusations of refusing to allow an alleged assault male victim to lay a criminal charge against his assailant, the victim, human rights monitors and Police sources in the Oshikoto Region said. The allegation against the Omuthiya Police follows an alleged political violence incident that had occurred at the town on March 11 2008 at approximately 21h00.
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.jpg) | NAMIBIA: NSHR- Letter To The Namibian Nation NSHR t is again election time both in 2008 and 2009. Political parties are holding many public rallies around the country. In principle, this is a good thing for democracy, when especially political parties interact with the general public. It is also very important for political parties to inform the public about how they intend to solve problems relating to socio-economic injustice: such as gross inequities, income disparities and the inequitable delivery of essential services, such as education, health and housing.
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