Namibia Country Guide
Edited by local volunteers, OneWorld Country Guides combine appropriate content from the OneWorld partner community and other sources, with the aim of providing a broad introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in each country

Black Namibians are under-represented in Namibian tourism, and have failed to benefit significantly from this important sector of the economy. Nacobta is a partnership between communities, government, aid organisations and the private sector. Its innovative tourism ventures create economic opportunities for poor people, and gives the traveller the chance to explore remote, underdeveloped parts of the country.
From: Nacobta

Namibia’s first integrated HIV/AIDS centre has been opened in Oshikuku in the north of the country. The centre offers Voluntary Testing and Counselling, prevention of mother-to-child transmission, and antri-retroviral treatment. The centre is operated by Catholic Health Services, in partnership with government and NGO’s.
From: Family Health International

The National Society of Human Rights (NSHR) has called upon Home Affairs Minister, Jerry Ekandjo, to order the immediate release of at least two of the 8 alleged Caprivi secessionists held in the Mariental Prison, some 260 kilometers south of Windhoek

From: NSHR

More on Human Rights in Namibia

Analysis of the handover of power from President Sam Nujoma to his successor Hifikepunye Pohamba is hard to come by. This opinion piece by National Society for Human Rights director Phil ya Nangoloh highlights the challenges facing the new president and questions whether he will be able to escape the shadow of Nujoma.
From: National Society for Human Rights

Namibia’s media is amongst the freest in Africa, according to Reporters without Borders’ 2003 Annual Report. The country’s standing was harmed, however, when President Nujoma temporarily appointed himself Minister of Information and took over the beleaguered Namibian Broadcasting Corporation

From: Reporters Without Borders

The new Environmental Sustainability Index developed by Columbia and Yale Universities has ranked Namibia 32nd out of 164 countries. Namibia’s ranking makes it third in Africa (behind Gabon and Central African Republic), as well as the highest-rated desert country.
From: The Namibian

The Supreme Court will be asked to rule whether the re-arrest of 13 Caprivi Treason Trialists released in February was lawful. The 13 were released because the circumstances surrounding their capture in Zambia and return to Namibia were irregular