Legal Assistance Centre-Namibia

LAC Newsletters

2004 - 2005

LAC Newsletter Issue #14 - March 2004

Lead story: Civil Society’s liveliest campaign issue: Children and Women’s Rights

Children’s Status Bill takes care of children born outside of marriage

What happens when a parent dies? What the Children’s Status Bill says

In short: LAC receives 6,3 million; New candidate legal practitioners; Zim lawyer wins human rights award; Mukwanambwa’s Garden a huge success; Labour Bill might fix dispute resolution problems

Tenure rights for farm workers on commercial farms

Recent court cases: Court has no jurisdiction over Caprivi 13; Property grabbing case; taking law into own hands won’t work; State President’s Patients – still no legal development

Recent court cases: Court has no jurisdiction over Caprivi 13; Property grabbing case; Taking law into own hands won’t work; States President’s Patients – still no legal development

New Labour Bill: draws praise and criticism – an analysis

AIDS activists discuss pricing of antiretrovirals with pharmaceuticals

How can we enforce economic, social and cultural rights?

Insight: Personal conviction are not legal opinions

US troops in Afghanistan operate outside the rule of law

UN Human rights commission must reform or risk irrelevance

LAC Newsletter Issue #15 - July 2004

Lead Story: Norman is ready for the challenge ahead

In Short: New Ombudsman, workshops on torture & human rights litigation, reginal trade issues explored by CSOs

"Perhaps they will help me now that he is no longer alive"

Rehabilitation is possible with a little assistance

Drimiopsis and Skoonheid revisited: In search of new approaches to old resettlement project problems

Gender disparities in education

Crime education supplements to come in school syllabuses

Clement Daniels says goodbye to the LAC

Why Children need fathers

African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights - a workable dream?

Darfur in Sudan - Another Rwanda?

World Refugee Day: a time to celebrate?

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