COMMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS

THE PROBLEM OF DATE RAPE

If you really loved me:The problem of date rape.
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SCHOOL CODES OF CONDUCT

WHY YOU SHOULD MAKE A WRITTEN WILL

ANNUAL REPORT 2010

WHAT HAS HAPPENED HAS HAPPENED

The complexity of fencing in Namibia's Communal areas

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A FAMILY AFFAIR

NAMIBIA'S BLACK GOLD

Charcoal production: practices and implications followed by recommen- dations.

BORN IN ETOSHA

The Xoms/Omis Project has developed a series of products to secure a future for the Hai//om.

WHAT'S NEW

The Child Care and Protection Bill: Translating the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child into a Namibian Law for children in Namibia
Read an edited version of the speech given by Benyam Dawit Mezmur, Vice-Chairperson (2nd) of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of the African Union at meeting with Members of Parliament to discuss the role of children’s rights and responsibilities on 29 September 2011

Court orders prison probe
18 July 2011: A Handwritten case that a group of inmates of Windhoek Central Prison have filed with the High Court in Windhoek is set to spark a judicial investigation into conditions at Namibia’s largest penal institution.

Permit relief for foreign spouses - yet another confirmation
09 June 2011: The Legal Assistance Centre is extremely pleased to note that the Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration has now stated under oath that which the LAC has been advising its clients for years: namely that no permits of any kind are required by a person married to a Namibia citizen and who is domiciled in Namibia.
The concern is, however, that time and time again resources have to be utilized to convince the Minister’s staff of this state of affairs. The LAC therefore urges the Minister to disseminate this information clearly to all the Home Affairs offices around the country and also to all immigration offices and entry points in Namibia.
Read the article from the Namibian and other articles from the LAC: I do... and Marriage to a foreigner.

Dual citizenship legal for born Namibians
07 June 2011: Namibian citizens by birth can hold dual citizenship. This is the effect of an order that was given in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday.

Launch of new film - Teddy Bear Love
07 June: Following the successful launch of ‘Sex and Chocolate’, the LAC and OYO are proud to present ‘Teddy Bear Love’, the second film of the series ‘Think Twice’.....

Why is baby dumping such a problem in Namibia?
26 May: The Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare and the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in collaboration with Legal Assistance Centre and with the support of UNICEF will be conducting research on why baby dumping is such a problem in Namibia and how the government can address it...

Do you know how to register the birth of your child?
23 May: Read our new pamphlet

Launch of new film
11 May: Read the responses from the media

Finland and the LAC sign funding agreement
15 April 2011: Brief comments made by the Director of the LAC at the signing ceremony

Swedish International Development Corporation Agency and the LAC sign funding agreement
11 April 2011: Brief comments made by the Director of the Legal Assistance Centre

Legal Assistance Centre releases report on cohabitation
April 2011: The Legal Assistance Centre is pleased to announce the release of the report A Family Affair –The Status of Cohabitation in Namibia, which has been handed over to the Law Reform and Development Commission in hope that it will provide the basis for law reform on this topic.

Support by local donors to reprint publication on underage drinking
April 2011: For the second year running, the Coalition on Responsible Drinking (CORD) and the Self-Regulating Alcohol Industry Forum (SAIF) have supported the reprinting of the LAC pamphlet Preventing underage drinking: A guide to individual and community action.