Join the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT), the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) and TH!NK Namibia for the premiere of The Forests of Desert Land: Stories from Namibia on Wednesday, 6 April 2022 from 10:00 to 12:00.
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Recent news around Civil Society Organisations in Namibia
Join the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia, FIAN International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) for a virtual panel on Human Rights Violations, Transnational Corporations and a Scandal in the Fishing Industry during the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council - on Thursday, 31 March 2022 from 12:00 to 13:00.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) invites the public and stakeholders to a consultation meeting to discuss the sale of primary homes in execution of judgement. The consultation will take place tomorrow, Friday, 25 March 2022, from 09:00 to 12:00 and the venue will be emailed to you by the MoJ, once you have confirmed your participation. PLEASE RSVP today, 24 March 2022 by sending an email to Johanna.Shilumbu@moj.gov.na or phone Ms Shilumbu at 061-2805128 / 5338.
Join the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) in partnership with the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia and the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) for a Whistleblower Protection Workshop on 24 March 2022 from 09:00 to 10:00 at the House of Democracy.
Join the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia and Global Partners Digital on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, from 10:00 to 12:00 for a webinar on Cybercrime laws and the state of the internet in Africa. To confirm participation in this event, kindly send an email to Ndeshi Fikameni at info@ippr.org.na - a ZOOM link will be emailed to all remote participants.
The EU has a new Call for Proposals for CSOs in Namibia. Organisations can apply alone or in/as a coalition of CSOs. There will be an Information Session on 18 March 2022, to be organised by the EU Delegation.
The Combating of Domestic Violence Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on 24 February 2022, and despite the intense lobbying that has already taken place, it fails to address the exclusion of same-sex couples from the coverage of the law.
Join the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID) on Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 15:00 for A CALL TO ACTION! public discussion forum on 1.6 MILLION NAMIBIANS LIVING IN POVERTY. The public discussion will take place at the Katutura Community Arts Centre. For more information / to RSVP kindly email consultant@nid.org.na or call +264 81 826 2090.
Join the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Namibia and Global Partners Digital for the launch of the CSOs Forum on mainstreaming human rights in cybercrime law and policy-making. The launch will take place online via Zoom and at the House of Democracy on Thursday, 24 February 2022 at 10:00. To confirm your participation for this event, kindly send an email to Ndeshi Fikameni at info@ippr.org.na.
The meeting of the Civil Society Organisations Working Group on Land Reform (CSO-WGLR) has been re-scheduled to Friday, 18 February 2022.