Phil ya Nangoloh

Phil ya Nangoloh (born September 22, 1954 in Ogongo , South West Africa ) is a Namibian human rights activist and founder and chairman of NAMRIGHTS (formerly the National Society for Human Rights ).

Life

From 1972 to 1974 Phil ya Nangoloh attended Oshigambo High School. Ya Nangoloh left Namibia in 1974 in search of better educational opportunities and against the background of joining SWAPO . He worked temporarily as a farm laborer in Angola and was later imprisoned in Zaire on the pretext of espionage for Rhodesia . As a result, he was handed over to SWAPO and transferred to Lusaka . In January 1975 he officially joined SWAPO and became a member of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN). Due to differing views, ya Nangoloh repeatedly came into conflict with the SWAPO and was eventually arrested again.

He was later sent to the Soviet Union to study radio technology . During a visit to Finland he came under suspicion of espionage again and was eventually expelled from the Soviet Union.

The subsequent attempt to apply for political asylum in Switzerland failed. In 1981 he went to the United States to study electrical engineering on a scholarship from the UN Council for Namibia . At the end of the 80s he returned to Namibia. There he campaigned, among other things, for the release of prisoners in exile by SWAPO.

Ya Nangoloh was also the founder and information officer of the SWAPO Democrats.

In 1989 he founded the National Society for Human Rights, which has since been committed to a variety of political and social issues, for which ya Nangoloh is often criticized by the government and the SWAPO.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Namibia Institute for Democracy: Who is who - Phil ya Nangoloh. In: Guide to Namibian Politics. Archived from the original on November 7, 2011 ; Retrieved December 8, 2009 . 
2. ↑ Klaus Dierks: 1978. In: Namibia library by Dr.-Ing. Klaus Dierks. Retrieved December 8, 2009 .