Legal Opinion
Rukoro v. Fed. Republic of Ger.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 6, 2019No. 17 CV 62-LTSPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs Vekuii Rukoro, Johannes Isaack, The Association of the Ovaherero Genocide in the USA Inc., and Barnabas Veraa Katuuo bring this putative class action on behalf of members and descendants of the Ovaherero and Nama indigenous peoples against the Federal Republic of Germany ("Germany") for damages, declaratory, and other equitable relief arising from the genocide of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people in German South West Africa, now modern day Namibia, from 1885 to 1909. Before the Court is Defendant Germany's motion, pursuant to…
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