Press Release

U.S. State Department Human Rights Report 2008 Released

The U.S. Department of State has released its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008.  All the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, including the report on Namibia, can be accessed on the U.S. Embassy Windhoek website at http://windhoek.usembassy.gov.  Namibia’s 2008 Report is also posted on the Embassy website.

The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress, in compliance with United States law.

For further information, please contact Public Affairs Officer, Ray Castillo at 0811280816, or Information Specialist, Roger Lyners, at 229801 [ext. 226].