Namibia Must Address Land Insecurity of Indigenous People - UN Expert

Namibia must increase efforts to address the loss of land of indigenous groups and ensure their traditions and customs are preserved without marginalizing them, a United Nations independent expert said today.

In his latest report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, stressed that the pervasive loss of land and resources by indigenous groups during colonialism and apartheid has not been overcome.

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