Gender Laws in Namibia in Powerpoint format These presentations are in detailed versions for community leaders or service providers, and shorter versions suitable for community workshops available. Combating of Rape Act Public ...
Senior Legal Practitioner - Land, Environment and Development Project The Land, Environment and Development Project (LEAD) is inviting dynamic applicants to apply for the above position commencing as soon as possible. Minimum requirements are a LL.B degree or other recognized Law Degree with 4-6 years related experience as well as admission...
Today the LAC held a stakeholder engagement event regarding “Communal Land and Local Authorities” with the presence of the newly appointed Ombudsman Basilius Dyakugha. The Ombudsman The Ombudsman LAC at work Willem Odendaal Frieda Andreas Corinna van Wyk The presentation and discussions were focused around the ruling of the Supreme Court on Kashela Vs Katima...
Hate speech: The South African Qwelane case and why it is relevant for Namibia What is the Qwelane Case about? “Speech is powerful – it has the ability to build, promote and nurture, but it can also denigrate, humiliate and destroy. Hate speech is one of the most devastating modes of subverting...
Are vaccine mandates constitutional? “The right to choose what can and cannot be done to one’s body… is an inalienable human right. This is what the Namibian Supreme Court stated in a 2015 case involving a mother whose life was endangered when she refused a blood transfusion. Debates about Covid-19 vaccination have...
The Land, Environment and Sustainable Development Department of the LAC engaged with communities in the Kavango East region on natural resource management and sustainability. Here a few impressions, while showing the LAC produced short film Baxu and the Giants to a community project, Komeho, in Rundu and to a school...
PRESS STATEMENT ON THE ELECTION OF NMT DIRECTOR ZOE TITUS AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE GLOBAL FORUM FOR MEDIA DEVELOPMENT (GFMD) (released on 5 October 2021 by NMT and shared here.) The Namibia Media Trust (NMT) is proud to announce that its director Ms Zoé Titus was elected Chairperson of the Global Forum...
Call for a moratorium and public inquiry on oil and gas exploration in the Kavango regions We, Civil Society Organisations in Namibia, together with regional and international organisations, coalitions and technical experts, are deeply concerned about oil and gas exploratory drilling activities in the Kavango Basin. Most of us have neither...
An admission of guilt fine refers to the situation where a person who has been charged with a crime that is not too serious – such as a traffic violation or a violation of the Covid-19 emergency regulations – is given the option of paying a fine without having to...
The Ombudsman has long crusaded for the rights of Namibian children in detention, carrying out several investigations and producing reports setting out concerns in this regard over the years. These efforts seem to have made some difference, but problems remain. An investigation last year by the Office of the Ombudsman found...
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