1
20
16
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/552b3eb8b203be90d8529c4bedab078a.pdf
281d13f5699439cd1e755ba59bbc29bf
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Advocacy in Action: A guide to influencing decision-making in Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
Advocacy in Action is a 336-page manual designed primarily for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and grassroots-based groups who are interested in increasing their advocacy skills. It contains concrete, practical information about advocacy strategies such as petitions, press conferences, public demonstrations, and letter-writing campaigns, as well as detailed information on government structures and parliamentary procedures - and how to influence decision-making bodies and processes. The manual is written in simple English, with many photographs, illustrations, and examples. It includes actual case studies of advocacy efforts in Namibia. The manual is intended primarily for civil society, but the publishers say it will also be of interest to office-bearers at the local, regional, and national levels. It is best used as "textbook" for workshops on advocacy skills. The manual contains 3 sections that provide practical information about how to plan and implement advocacy campaigns, as well as a background of the Namibian government and how it works.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Dianne Hubbard (ed.)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre 2004, updated 2007
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/advguide07.pdf
Democracy
Dianne Hubbard
Government
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/0160d295de0e2dbbd51d517e62ce33f0.pdf
0981afd48fc257600a62be6377a64912
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Alcohol and Youths: Suggestions for Law Reform
Description
An account of the resource
Alcohol abuse is widely acknowledged to be a huge problem in Namibia, and there is a wide range of opinion on how best to address the problem. The topic is a broad one. This paper focuses on suggestions for strengthening provisions concerning alcohol consumption by Namibian youth, within the context of the existing liquor laws.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Kate Barth & Dianne Hubbard
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre, 2009
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2009
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/mono4alcohol.pdf
Alcohol
Dianne Hubbard
Human Rights
Kate Barth
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/1e6e47b8d717a78b71236f719bbdd9c8.pdf
9ce7cb88ccc90bbdfb08a6cde71ae6ac
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Customary Laws on Inheritance in Namibia: Issues and Questions for Consideration in Developing New Legislation
Description
An account of the resource
1. GENERAL APPROACH: We recommend that Namibia’s approach to inheritance should be to retain a dual system which incorporates the positive aspects of customary law whilst at the same time ensuring respect for all constitutional rights. As a practical approach, to ensure equitable economic protection of vulnerable women and children, we propose transforming some inheritance issues into issues of maintenance. The following is a summary of the basic approach that we recommend. More detail and additional recommendations are included in Chapter 10 of the report. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF INTESTATE ESTATES: Allow for fragmentation of the estate, to make provision for inheritance by the surviving spouse(s) and children, and also the primary customary law heir or heirs (ie the person or persons who would otherwise have enjoyed preference based on their status within a particular kinship system). The definition of ‘customary law heir(s)’ must be worded in a broad and general manner to allow for differential application in different kinship systems. If there is no customary law heir (as in the case of families who do not follow customary law), then this aspect of the scheme would simply fall away. Other potential beneficiaries to whom the deceased would have owed a duty of support should not be included in the distribution scheme, but should claim maintenance from the estate if necessary. This wider pool of potential beneficiaries should be eligible to receive portions of the estate as heirs only in the absence of a surviving spouse and/or children. One advantage of this option is that it provides a uniform approach for all persons in Namibia, whilst still providing an avenue to respect the different customs of different communities. It might, however, be necessary to qualify such an approach by stating in the law that no discriminatory rules of customary law will be enforced by the state. 3. MAINTENANCE FROM THE DECEASED’S ESTATE: Provision should be made for dependants, based on their reasonable maintenance needs, to apply for maintenance within a prescribed period. Maintenance should be available to all dependents of the deceased whose reasonable maintenance needs are not adequately provided for by will or in terms of intestate succession rules. Dependants should be defined broadly to include the surviving spouse and children, as well as any other person who was actually dependant on the deceased at the time of the deceased’s death. Providing maintenance for dependents in this way would ensure that the most needy family members are provided for, and would probably avert many disputes about inheritance. 4. DEFINITION OF ‘SURVIVING SPOUSE’: It is recommended that the term ‘surviving spouse’ be defined broadly to include surviving partners in long-standing informal relationships and surviving partners in past or future polygamous marriages. 5. PROPERTY GRABBING: The proposed law should make property grabbing a criminal offence with stiff penalties, and provide restitution or compensation for the victim. 6. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES: We recommend that the Master’s Office be decentralised, and that the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965, appropriately amended, be made applicable to all estates.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Mercedes Ovis & Robert J Gordon
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre, 2005
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/custinh.pdf
Inheritance
Legal Assistance Centre
Mercedes Ovis
Robert J Gordon
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/579f19926483d15598ce607cd8507f3e.pdf
ebdca104ba89d84aef2f27a4c3d521b0
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Elite land grabbing in Namibian communal areas and its impact on subsistence farmers’ livelihoods
Description
An account of the resource
Large scale land acquisitions by foreign investors in Africa for agricultural purposes continue to capture attention worldwide. In recent years Namibia has received some proposals from multi-national agricultural corporations to develop large scale irrigation projects, mainly in Namibia’s water rich north-eastern regions However, to date none of these proposed large scale projects have materialised.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Willem Odendaal
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, 2011
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2011
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.plaas.org.za/sites/default/files/publications-pdf/PB%2033.pdf
Agriculture
Institute for Poverty
Land and Agrarian Studies
Land Grabbing
Land Reform
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Willem Odendaal
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/22c1dd9c5ebf4dadd4af7bbfce28db98.pdf
d652639c7c340c40b514c38ab19134b1
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
“God stopped making land!” Land Rights, Conflict and Law in Namibia’s Caprivi Region
Description
An account of the resource
Firstly, while the land reform issue in Namibia is driven by the domination of primarily white-owned commercial farms in the centre of the country, almost half of the land in Namibia is communally owned, not privately owned. Virtually all authorities on the broad issue of “land reform” have pointed out that without careful attention and improvement of land use and agricultural practices in the communal areas, there can be no meaningful land reform in the commercial areas. Thus, the whole question of how land is used in the communal areas and how that use can be made both more efficient and more supportive of the communities living in these areas can be seen as central to the problem of communal land reform. There are over one million people living on communal lands in Namibia – far too many for either effective resettlement in the commercial areas or absorption into the urban economy, so these people must be able to live productive lives with adequate income in their communal villages. Because Caprivi is the poorest region in the country, and because it is entirely communal land with well-organised traditional villages and great agricultural potential, Caprivi is an appropriate place in which to ask important questions about the prospects of communal land in Namibia in the future. This is perhaps increasingly important in view of the Millennium Development Goals that the Government of Namibia has embraced.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sidney L. Harring and Willem Odendaal
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2012
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2012
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/godstoppedmakingland.pdf
Caprivi
Land Reform
Land Rights
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Sidney L. Harring
Willem Odendaal
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/877bc536fe3ef116ec4bd789d8ce38a4.pdf
15c7d8f2c2785f16db4baaa4d10d0f90
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Help Wanted: Sex Workers in Katutura, Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
Two issues have been at the forefront of public discourse regarding commercial sex work in Namibia: HIV/AIDS and legal reform. Although there has been significant legal reform in other areas, the Combating of Immoral Practices Act (No. 21 of 1980) which was enacted during the colonial era remains unchanged in regards to commercial sex. The Act criminalises several sex-related activities including soliciting sex in public, pandering, and keeping a brothel. It is genderbiased, mentioning women but not men as those who potentially sell sex. Research has proven that Namibian sex workers are at great risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, are often forced to have unsafe sex, and suffer from sexual violence and police harassment. (LAC 2002, LeBeau 2007). The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has been at the forefront of the efforts to decriminalise sex work. It is believed that removing the criminality from sex work will empower sex workers to better negotiate safer sex practices and protect their human rights. However, decriminalisation remains a controversial issue and has not been supported by the government, church organisations, or the general public (LAC 2002). Morality and national pride seem to be the justification for the continuation of the marginalisation of sex workers. LAC’s research, conducted by their Gender Research and Advocacy Project in 2001 and published as a report entitled Whose Body is it?: Commercial Sex Work and the Law in Namibia, is the largest and most comprehensive study of sex work in Namibia. One hundred and forty-eight sex workers from five different towns were interviewed. In this paper I will present the findings from interviews conducted with 62 sex workers in 2006 and compare these findings with LAC’s research to see if the profile or situation of sex workers has changed over the last five years. A comparison of the two data sets suggests that the risk of physical abuse, police harassment, and forced unsafe sex are increasing and that criminality of sex work forces sex workers to operate under life-threatening conditions.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Suzanne LaFont
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre, 2008
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2008
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/mono2sexwork.pdf
Human Rights
Katutura
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Prostitution
Suzanne LaFont
Women
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/1ef716d5edee910ad84122758b4d8f68.pdf
d10bfaa2e8ad30f8b3283dd5069a9de7
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Livelihoods after Land Reform: Namibia Country Report (pt. 2)
Description
An account of the resource
In 1990, Namibia emerged from colonial rule with a skewed distribution of agricultural land and high levels of poverty. The new government led by SWAPO Party initiated a process to address the land question within the first few months of Independence. A National Conference on Land Reform and the Land Question in 1991 was the foundation on which the Namibian government developed its land reform programme. The Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation started in 1990 to acquire freehold farmland for subdivision and allocation to previously disadvantaged Namibians. This component of redistributive land reform was complemented by the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS) established in 1992. The AALS provided subsidised loans to previously disadvantaged Namibians to acquire large-scale commercial farms under freehold title. The primary objectives of land reform in Namibia were to address injustices which largescale land dispossession had brought about, and to reduce poverty and inequality. However, little empirical work has been done to assess the impact of land redistribution on poverty levels and the livelihoods of beneficiaries. The most comprehensive survey on the impact of land redistribution was conducted by the Permanent Technical Team on Land Reform (PTT) in 2003/04. The primary objective of this survey on “livelihoods after land reform” is to add to the existing body of knowledge on land redistribution. Through case studies in Hardap and Omaheke Regions, the survey explored the extent to which land redistribution is reducing poverty and meeting livelihood improvement objectives.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Wolfgang Werner
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2010
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010
Language
A language of the resource
English
Agriculture
Land Reform
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Resettlement
Wolfgang Werner
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/f399ac92d9b322970ede93294c1bb4d5.pdf
5ec5aab08eb8bab4e2994593c0e67d41
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Livelihoods after Land Reform: Namibia Country Report (pt. 1)
Description
An account of the resource
In 1990, Namibia emerged from colonial rule with a skewed distribution of agricultural land and high levels of poverty. The new government led by SWAPO Party initiated a process to address the land question within the first few months of Independence. A National Conference on Land Reform and the Land Question in 1991 was the foundation on which the Namibian government developed its land reform programme. The Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation started in 1990 to acquire freehold farmland for subdivision and allocation to previously disadvantaged Namibians. This component of redistributive land reform was complemented by the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS) established in 1992. The AALS provided subsidised loans to previously disadvantaged Namibians to acquire large-scale commercial farms under freehold title. The primary objectives of land reform in Namibia were to address injustices which largescale land dispossession had brought about, and to reduce poverty and inequality. However, little empirical work has been done to assess the impact of land redistribution on poverty levels and the livelihoods of beneficiaries. The most comprehensive survey on the impact of land redistribution was conducted by the Permanent Technical Team on Land Reform (PTT) in 2003/04. The primary objective of this survey on “livelihoods after land reform” is to add to the existing body of knowledge on land redistribution. Through case studies in Hardap and Omaheke Regions, the survey explored the extent to which land redistribution is reducing poverty and meeting livelihood improvement objectives.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Wolfgang Werner
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2010
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/livelihoods_report_a.pdf
Agriculture
Land Reform
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Resettlement
Wolfgang Werner
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/f96890b2d218cbaf0a0ec53c324f9c10.pdf
2e1f7884b18ba8dec042dd1e18fdc8cd
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Unraveling Taboos: Gender and Sexuality in Namibia
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Suzanne LaFont and Dianne Hubbard
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre, 2007
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/unravellingt.pdf
Description
An account of the resource
1. Overview: Gender and Sexuality in Namibia Suzanne LaFont ........................................................................................1 History: Colonialism, Christianity and Tradition
2. Making Tradition: A Historical Perspective on Gender in Namibia Heike Becker..........................................................................................22
3. Past and Present Practices: Sexual Development in Namibia Philippe Talavera.....................................................................................39
4. The Myth of the Asexual Child in Namibia Philippe Talavera.....................................................................................58
5. The Interrelationship of Ohango Ritual, Gender and Youth Status among the Owambo of North-Central Namibia Sayumi Yamakawa ..................................................................................69 Legal Issues: Inequality and Law Reform
6. Ideas about Equality: Gender, Sexuality and the Law Dianne Hubbard .....................................................................................86
7. Gender and Sexuality: The Law Reform Landscape Dianne Hubbard.....................................................................................99 Youth, Gender and Sexuality
8. Adolescent Sexuality: Negotiating Between Tradition and Modernity Panduleni Hailonga-van Dijk .................................................................130
9. How Did I Become the Parent? Gendered Responses to New Responsibilities among Namibian Child-Headed Households Mónica Ruiz-Casares............................................................................148
10. The Social Context of Child Rape in Namibia Rachel Jewkes, Hetty Rose-Junius and Loveday Penn-Kekana ................167 Reproduction and Marriage
11. The Gift from God: Reproductive Decisions and Conflicts of Women in Modern Namibia Martina Gockel-Frank............................................................................182
12. “We all have our own father!” Reproduction, Marriage and Gender in Rural North-West Namibia Julia Pauli..............................................................................................197 HIV/AIDS: Gender and Survival
13. The Face of AIDS is a Woman Lucy Y. Steinitz and Diane Ashton .........................................................216
14. HIV/AIDS, Gender and Sexuality: Socio-Cultural Impediments to Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Autonomy Lucy Edwards .......................................................................................234
15. The Economics of Sex Work and its Implications for HIV for Sex Workers in Namibia Debie LeBeau.......................................................................................255 Same-Sex Sexuality: Silence and Discrimination
16. Breaking a Public Health Silence: HIV Risk and Male-Male Sexual Practices in the Windhoek Urban Area Rob Lorway ..........................................................................................276
17. Same-Sex Sexuality among Damara Women Elizabeth Khaxas and Saskia Wieringa....................................................296 Gender, Sexuality and Power
18. Emotional Abuse and the Dynamics of Power and Control within Intimate Partner Relationships S.M.H. Rose-Junius ..............................................................................314
19. The Male ‘Powersexual’: An Exploratory Study of Manhood, Power and Sexual Behaviour among Afrikaner and Owambo Men in Windhoek Sheila J. Wise........................................................................................330
Dianne Hubbard
Gender
HIV/AIDS
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Marriage
Sexuality
Suzanne LaFont
Women
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/3a9b12a4a56d0a152bcec1e610251b59.pdf
1919c2a9100509e77738c21a5571c51d
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
“Scraping the Pot:” San in Namibia Two Decades After Independence
Description
An account of the resource
This study on the San of Namibia has again brought to light the need for a more broad-based approach involving all stakeholders, through participatory democracy, a legal framework for the recognition and enforcement of the rights of indigenous and marginalised peoples, and the establishment of a mechanism for participation and consultation. Such legal framework must be based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which Namibia has endorsed, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, which I hope Namibia will ratify soon. This study report is a stark reminder of the situation in which the San people live, and I trust that it will be widely distributed to gain societal understanding and appreciation of the need for specific legislation, programmes and projects aimed at ensuring equal enjoyment of all human rights and improvement of the lives of the San people.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ute Dieckmann, Maarit Thiem, Erik Dirkx, Jennifer Hays (eds.)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre and Desert Research Foundation of Namibia
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre and Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, 2014
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2014
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/scraping.pdf
Bushmen
Erik Dirkx
Human Rights
Jennifer Hays
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Maarit Thiem
San
Ute Dieckmann
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/8ae80559fabdb7bf3dbf7a8c7680c64a.pdf
fcbacb70d4440927f8612c206964822b
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
An Assessment of the Status of the San in Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
Namibia is home to between 30 000 and 33 000 San, who comprise less than 2% of the national population. As a language group they are conspicuously disadvantaged vis-à-vis all other language groups in Namibia on almost every available socio-economic indicator. Their Human Development Index (HDI) (1998 figures) of 0.279 is considerably below the national HDI of 0.77, while their Human Poverty Index (1998 figures) of 59.9 is also considerably higher than the national average for Namibia, which is only 26.9. Landlessness, a lack of education, social stigmatisation, high mobility, extreme poverty and dependency conspire to prevent San from breaking out of the self-reproducing cycle of marginalisation in which many feel they are trapped. The per capita income of San is the lowest among all language groups in Namibia. The majority of San in Namibia lack access to any independent means of subsistence, and a sizeable proportion of them have no direct cash income. San consequently consider pensions, food aid and other forms of welfare as being vital for survival. In addition, they generally have to pursue a variety of economic strategies for income generation, as rarely is any single strategy sufficient for satisfying their basic needs over an entire year. Food security is a major problem and as many as 70% of Namibian San are dependent on erratic state-run food-aid programmes. Pensions are the only form of cash income for a large number of San households. Hunger is therefore a common feature of San life, and San in poorer areas sometimes go for several days without food. Others depend primarily on piecemeal work, for which they are often paid with food or alcohol. No San depend entirely on hunting and gathering. The fact that San life expectancy is some 22% lower than the national average is indicative of their poor nutritional and health status. San are particularly vulnerable to poverty-related diseases such as tuberculosis. In addition, high levels of alcohol abuse, domestic violence, crime, apathy, depression and boredom have arisen in San communities. Dominant stereotypes of San are almost uniformly negative. Perceptions of San social inferiority are so widespread that they clearly influence policy and its implementation.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
James Suzman
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) 2001
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2001
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/sannami.pdf
Bushmen
Human Rights
James Suzman
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
San
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/c8dd2d0fb12b7fdbc8774602f40b042c.pdf
f8fd1b487c8c829259febbf19ce9fd72
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
A Place We Want to Call Our Own: A Study on Land Tenure Policy and Securing Housing Rights in Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
At independence, apartheid policy was abolished and the new Constitution introduced the right of all Namibians to reside and settle in any part of the country. This provoked a dramatic increase of informal settlement in Windhoek, mostly around Katutura. Many living in overcrowded conditions in Katutura moved onto vacant land nearby and many migrants from impoverished rural areas joined them. These newly settled urban residents lived in very unhygienic conditions, without easily accessible water and sewerage facilities. In the early days of informal settlement in Windhoek, the Windhoek City Council (WCC) seemed powerless to stem the tide. Currently, the growing poorer city population profile points at a lower capacity of the city to generate income from rates and taxes annually. The WCC has attempted in recent years to match affordability levels (ability to pay) with an appropriate basic service for the city’s poor population.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Willem Odendaal
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2005
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/aplacewewanttocallourown.pdf
Housing
Human Rights
Land Reform
Land Rights
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Poverty
Willem Odendaal
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/646313f817f00209b94e40104948622d.pdf
edc4294ecf8b3aead7021be582778fda
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Namibia's Black Gold? Charcoal Production, Practices and Implications
Description
An account of the resource
The charcoal industry is a fairly new industry in Namibia, being an innovative by-product of clearing invader bush. The industry grew significantly in the 2001–2010 period, and has now become an important economic sector. Its development as a labour-intensive industry has in turn attracted indigent and unskilled labourers who, however, fall outside the usual protection of the labour and health and safety laws because the industry itself remains unregulated.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Ute Dieckmann and Theodor Muduva
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project, Legal Assistance Centre, 2010
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2010
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/charcoal.pdf
Charcoal
Coal
Health
Human Rights
Labor
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Theodor Muduva
Ute Dieckmann
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/bc39b0e9d936659dc3f9c725a30d99f9.pdf
d614b47485f0594a1876bb82760d4690
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
The Meanings of Inheritance: Perspectives on Namibian Inheritance Practices
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Robert J. Gordon (ed.)
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre, 2005
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2005
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/meaninheri.pdf
Description
An account of the resource
1: Robert Gordon, “Introduction: On the Perniciousness of Inheritance Problems” ................................................. 1
2: Thomas Widlok, “Take it or leave it: The post- and pre-mortal inheritance of San people in the Oshikoto Region” ........................................................................... 23
3: Sabine Klocke-Daffa, “The inheritance of social obligations among the Namibian Khoekhoen” ................. 39
4: Michael Bollig, “Inheritance and Maintenance among the Himba of the Kunene Region”................................... 45
5: Jekura U Kavari, “Estates and Systems of Inheritance among Ovahimba and Ovaherero in Kaokoland” ........... 63
6: Joanne Lebert, “Inheritance Practices and Property Rights in Ohangwena Region”......................................... 71
7: Heike Becker, “‘It all depends on the family’: Revisiting laws and practices of inheritance in Namibia” ............... 93
8: Debie LeBeau, “In Small Things Stolen: The Archeology of Inheritance versus Property Grabbing in Katutura” ... 105
9: Manfred O Hinz, “Bhe v the Magistrate of Khayelitsha, or African customary law before the constitution” ....... 127
Debie LeBeau
Heike Becker
Inheritance
Jekura U. Kavari
Joanne Lebert
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Manfred O. Hinz
Michael Bollig
Robert J Gordon
Sabina Klocke-Daffa
Thomas Widlok
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/4d517863e76814574709096bbcd5b2b0.pdf
6d140efac91356a69ee7337b9de6026b
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
"No Resettlement Available:" An Assessment of the Expropriation Principle and its Impact on Land Reform in Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
The “land question” is among the most difficult issues facing independent Namibia. About half of the agricultural land in Namibia is in the hands of about 3 500 whites, while nearly a million blacks live on subsistence farms in the communal lands. Expropriation of agricultural land is both a popular and controversial route to achieving the land reform needed. The Agricultural (Commercial) Land Reform Act 6 of 1995 (ACLRA) is the primary legal mechanism for securing land reform. Although expropriation has been legal under this Act since 1995, the Government of Namibia held to a “willing buyer / willing seller” process for political reasons, until announcing in 2004, after much public criticism over “the slow pace of land reform”, that it would proceed with land expropriation.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sidney L. Harring and Willem Odendaal
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre 2007
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/exprorep.pdf
Human Rights
Land Reform
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
Resettlement
Sidney L. Harring
Willem Odendaal
-
https://namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/a5e43054429c1988b16822a27bee00bd.pdf
8e7a2fbeb6071515fe86407c5550a195
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Legal Assistance Centre
Description
An account of the resource
<span>From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website:</span><br /><br /><span>"The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders.</span>
<p>It works in five broad areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li>
</ul><p><strong>Litigation</strong><br />The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people.</p>
<p>Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include:</p>
<ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li>
<li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li>
<li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li>
<li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li>
</ul><p>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself.</p>
<p><strong>Legal Information and Advice</strong><br />We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas:</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li>
</ul><p>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00.</p>
<p><strong>Education and Training</strong><br />We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on:</p>
<ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li>
<li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li>
<li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li>
<li>Basic human rights training</li>
</ul><br /><strong>Research</strong><br /><p>The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are:</p>
<ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li>
<li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li>
<li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li>
</ul><p><strong><br />Law Reform and Advocacy</strong><br />We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC<br />contributed to and advocated for are:</p>
<ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li>
<li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li>
<li>Maintenance Act</li>
<li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li>
</ul><p><strong>Free of Charge</strong><br />All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending<br />on the circumstances)."<br /><br /><br />This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek.</p>
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
"Our Land They Took:" San Land Rights Under Threat in Namibia
Description
An account of the resource
Different San groups share problems of poverty, powerlessness, social disorganisation and marginalisation. In any agrarian society, the problems of poverty and marginalisation are never far removed from those of land and land tenure. The Namibian San groups have been dispossessed of most of their ancestral lands. On those lands they still occupy, there are almost always substantial issues of resource overuse, environmental degradation, occupation by non-San groups, illegal grazing, forced resettlement, the unclear legal status of communal lands, and even ongoing government threats to dispossess San of their lands. The next four chapters deal with the threats to San lands in four distinct parts of the country, and with the legal issues raised by these threats. Common threads are an inadequate legal basis for San land tenure, an unwillingness on the part of the Namibian Government to defend San interests, and a lack of legal resources to defend San land rights. The law of San land rights is the subject of chapter 6.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Sidney L. Harring and Willem Odendaal
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Legal Assistance Centre
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
© Land, Environment and Development Project of the Legal Assistance Centre, 2006
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
PDF
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2006
Language
A language of the resource
English
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/Pdf/landtheytook.pdf
Bushmen
Human Rights
Land Reform
Law
Legal Assistance Centre
San
Sidney L. Harring
Willem Odendaal