The Independent Patriots for Change has received an urgent legal and human rights appeal from Mr Venâncio Mondlane, leader of the opposition in Mozambique, detailing a devastating chronology of political violence, disputed elections, and unanswered inquiries stretching from late 2024 through mid-2026. While international organisations have documented parts of this record, the systemic silence following these events is what turns isolated tragedies into an unchecked pattern.

Six weeks ago, we called on President Nandi-Ndaitwah to break the government's silence on the incarceration of opposition leader Tundu Lissu and the political violence following Tanzania’s October 2025 general election. The response from Windhoek has not been a clear diplomatic statement on human rights, but the secondment of Deputy Chief Justice Petrus Damaseb to a Tanzanian commission of inquiry. While Justice Damaseb’s competence and integrity as one of Namibia’s finest ju

In its statement on President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's state visit to Tanzania, IPC welcomes efforts to strengthen bilateral relations and economic cooperation between our two countries. At the same time, we believe that Namibia's voice must remain firmly anchored in the principles of democracy, constitutionalism, human rights, and the rule of law. These values should guide our engagement with all nations and should never be secondary to political convenience. As a nation bui