How govt lost to the Caprivians

Amidst all the controversies, arguments and counter-arguments surrounding the planned deportation of the plus-900 Namibian refugees at Dukwi, the central matter in the court case before acting judge Jennifer Dube was whether any threats awaited the refugees if they were returned to their motherland.

International and local law protect refugees from ‘refoulement’ or the principle, which forbids the rendering of a true victim of persecution to his or her persecutor.