We�ll be tortured, killed if we go back � Namibian refugees

On Monday, the Lobatse High Court granted the refugees temporary relief from deportation as well as the right to access a key report on which their repatriation was based. Botswana, Namibia and the UNHCR had agreed on a December 31 deadline for the end of refugee status for the Namibians, as the report allegedly indicated safe conditions for the refugees return.

The UNHCR helped some cross over, while the Namibian government promised cash grants, housing materials, food supplies for three months and other incentives for voluntary repatriation.