{"id":92,"date":"2019-11-20T10:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T10:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lac.org.na\/wordpress\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2022-04-27T11:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T09:41:36","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lac.org.na\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Namlex December 2024 Update<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2025-01-29T13:58:19+02:00<\/span>

<\/a>31 December 2024 \u2013 Namlex<\/a>\u00a0and annotated\u00a0Statutes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Regulations<\/a>\n\nWe are once again happy to announce a full update to our Index to Laws (NAMLEX) and annotated statutes and regulations.\u00a0 All information is current up to 31 December 2024.\n\nWe also have published full searchable indexes of Pre-independence gazettes<\/a>\u00a0 as...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>29\/01\/2025<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>News<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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Why the Sodomy Law Had to be Repealed<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-06-24T11:33:36+02:00<\/span>

What is sodomy? \n\u2018Sodomy\u2019 is part of the Roman-Dutch common law inherited by Namibia at independence.\nHistorically, it was the legal label given to all manner of \u2018unnatural\u2019 sexual offences, including masturbation, oral sex and anal intercourse between people of the same sex or opposite sexes, sexual intercourse with animals and...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>24\/06\/2024<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>LGBTI<\/a><\/span><\/i>laws<\/a>, Sodomy<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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Workshops on amendments to the CCPA<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2024-02-07T15:54:57+02:00<\/span>

The GRAP team, Yolande and Celine held consultative workshops in Outapi and Opuwo last week to gather feedback on proposed amendments to the Child Care and Protection Act<\/a> (CCPA).\nKey findings:\n\n\n \tStakeholder participation:\n\n \tOutapi:\u00a052 attendees,\u00a0mostly professionals working with children.\u00a0Only 5 had received CCPA training.\n \tOpuwo:\u00a036 attendees,\u00a0mostly unfamiliar with CCPA except...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>07\/02\/2024<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>Domestic Violence<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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Oil and gas conference<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2023-08-22T12:00:23+02:00<\/span>

[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nIn our race for progress \u2013 we cannot forget that sustainable development is not ONLY about technological advancement.\nPresentation by Corinna van Wyk at the Oil and Gas Conference\nIt is ultimately about the nurturing, protecting and levelling the core of progress: Our natural resources and its custodians without which development cannot...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>21\/08\/2023<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>Environment<\/a>, Land<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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AGS joint statement on same-sex couples immigration rights<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2023-06-09T12:39:43+02:00<\/span>

\nStatement:\u00a0 SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT ON THE SAME-SEX COUPLES\u2019 IMMIGRATION RIGHTS CASE\nWe, the partners of Afrikagrupperna, a Swedish solidarity organisation, are a group of diverse organisations from Angola, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. We work in the areas of labour rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, climate justice and...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>09\/06\/2023<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>News<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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Appeal against RECON’s extention of Clearance Certificate lodged<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2023-04-23T14:12:17+02:00<\/span>

Windhoek, Namibia 21 April 2023\nAPPEAL LODGED AGAINST RECONNAISSANCE ENERGY NAMIBIA\u2019s CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC 00091) EXTENSION\nThe Ncumcara Community Forest Management Committee, Muduva Nyanagana Communal Conservancy Management Committee, Katope Community Forest Management Committee and the Kavango East and West Regional Conservancy and Community Forest Association have lodged an appeal on 22 June...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>23\/04\/2023<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>News<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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30 Years of Gender Research and Advocacy<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2023-02-16T13:08:25+02:00<\/span>

\n\n30 YEARS OF GENDER RESEARCH & ADVOCACY\n\nby Dianne Hubbard\n\nHaving passed the\u00a0retirement age for the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC), I will be ending my 30-year stint as the coordinator of the Gender Research & Advocacy Project (GR&AP) at the end of February. This makes it a fitting time to look back...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>16\/02\/2023<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>Noteworthy<\/a>, ProBono<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n
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What did Parliament do in 2022<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tLAC<\/a><\/span><\/span>2023-01-26T11:07:40+02:00<\/span>

<\/a>January is always a good time to reflect on the past year.\nWhat laws were passed by Parliament in 2022?\nHere is an overview. Parliament passed 16 statutes in 2022<\/a>, with only three of these introducing new laws. The remainder were amendments or repeals of existing laws.\n\nAPPROPRIATIONS\nEvery year, parliament passes...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t

<\/i>26\/01\/2023<\/span><\/i>By LAC<\/a><\/span><\/i>Noteworthy<\/a>, ProBono<\/a><\/span>Read more...<\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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