Namibia Election Watch

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Creator

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Gay J. McDougall

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

November 9, 1989

Type of Item

Report

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

The report says over 180,000 people voted in Ovamboland alone, almost half of all registered voters in this, the largest electora1 district. Thousands gathered at polling stations as early as 5 a.m. The report notes until late on the second day of voting 40 percent or more of the votes cast at some polling stations were by tendered ballot. The report notes with concern the relationship between UNTAG and the AG's election officials in many polling stations. The report says in many polling stations the instructions given to voters, particularly illiterate voters, were inadequate, and occasionally non-existent. In almost all polling stations the role and the rights of party polling agents were...

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Publisher

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Organization

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Coverage Africa

Namibia

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Collection

Private collection of David Wiley and Christine Root