Reparation talks lack openness and understanding
METUSALEM NEIB WRITES:
The perspective of the Cross-cultural Trust of Namibia (CCTN) on the current reparation talks is that the German special envoy, Rupretch Polenz, and Namibia''s special envoy, Dr. Zed Ngavirue, use hard negotiation or coercive strategies to get opposing sides to make concessions and reach an agreement.
There is a lack of transparency about the talks. Openness is essential for accountability and the lack of openness is a persistent complaint with regard to the other tribes. It should help to widen participation and increase transparency in comparison with what is now the case.
Polenz and Ngavirue use principled negotiation, attempts to decide reparations or genocide packages on their merits and look for mutual gains. This involves understanding the various interests and needs which underlie the bilateral special envoys'' positions.
They may use agreed norms and values such as international humanitarian laws to guide the bilateral special envoys in arriving at a fair agreement. The principled negotiation is highly collaborative and presumes that Polenz and Ngavirue use the necessary highly level of communication and good will.
CCTN feels that the other ethnic groups are neglected in the current Herero and Nama genocide of 1904–1908. It see serious problems with excluding the other ethnicities from the current talks.
The issue is about the origin of peoples. All the tribes whose people died must be regarded as a direct victim of genocide.
Our commitment is for honesty and truth to prevail about the historical events of the past.
CCTN researches atrocities against the Damara and San ethnicities/communities for educational purposes. These historic curriculums of the tribes must be shared with schools, learners, students, the youth and adults.
CCTN will focus on developing understanding of what culture is, in order to develop an awareness of both diversity and common elements underlying tribal cultures and development.
The perspective of the Cross-cultural Trust of Namibia (CCTN) on the current reparation talks is that the German special envoy, Rupretch Polenz, and Namibia''s special envoy, Dr. Zed Ngavirue, use hard negotiation or coercive strategies to get opposing sides to make concessions and reach an agreement.
There is a lack of transparency about the talks. Openness is essential for accountability and the lack of openness is a persistent complaint with regard to the other tribes. It should help to widen participation and increase transparency in comparison with what is now the case.
Polenz and Ngavirue use principled negotiation, attempts to decide reparations or genocide packages on their merits and look for mutual gains. This involves understanding the various interests and needs which underlie the bilateral special envoys'' positions.
They may use agreed norms and values such as international humanitarian laws to guide the bilateral special envoys in arriving at a fair agreement. The principled negotiation is highly collaborative and presumes that Polenz and Ngavirue use the necessary highly level of communication and good will.
CCTN feels that the other ethnic groups are neglected in the current Herero and Nama genocide of 1904–1908. It see serious problems with excluding the other ethnicities from the current talks.
The issue is about the origin of peoples. All the tribes whose people died must be regarded as a direct victim of genocide.
Our commitment is for honesty and truth to prevail about the historical events of the past.
CCTN researches atrocities against the Damara and San ethnicities/communities for educational purposes. These historic curriculums of the tribes must be shared with schools, learners, students, the youth and adults.
CCTN will focus on developing understanding of what culture is, in order to develop an awareness of both diversity and common elements underlying tribal cultures and development.
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