- Negotiations involving Namibia and the United Nations have stalled due to inadequate terms and scope, as they seek international support through UN resolutions.
- Germany acknowledged colonial genocide in Namibia
- The UN has defined principles for assessing reparations related to the genocide committed by Imperial Germany against the Ovaherero and Nama.
Advocacy Forum Rejects Joint Declaration on Ovaherero Reparations
What happened
The Genocide Reparations Advocacy Forum called on German civil societies to oppose the 2021 joint declaration, a bilateral government agreement addressing the 1904-1908 genocide against the Ovaherero and Nama people. The forum stated that the declaration should not be considered reparations for the communities and called for its immediate discontinuation.
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Why it matters
The dispute centers on the nature of the bilateral government agreement, which is currently being finalized in the German Bundestag. The forum argues the declaration is merely a development package, challenging the financial commitments made under the agreement.
The UN has defined principles for assessing reparations related to the genocide committed by Imperial Germany against the Ovaherero and Nama, and Germany has acknowledged colonial genocide in Namibia.
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