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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The Namibian government has done well to condemn the United States (US) and Israel for human rights atrocities being committed in Gaza and the rest of Palestine.<\/p>\n

In fact, the government, through president Hage Geingob, was on point when admonishing Germany\u2019s support for unrestrained Israeli revenge bombardments following the Hamas brutality on Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023.<\/p>\n

Then our government\u2019s true colours emerged this week when the US tightened sanctions on Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his inner circle over human rights abuses and anti-democratic actions.<\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s Zimbabwe, China or Russia, where a democracy leader of the stature of Alexei Navalny was tortured and eventually died under questionable circumstance, Namibia has unequivocally supported authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t but help wonder if our government leaders are indeed themselves against democracy and human rights.<\/p>\n

How otherwise can they explain their consistent defence of autocrats while never advocating civil liberties in such countries?<\/p>\n

SOURCE:namibian<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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