Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab says Namibia's commitment to human rights is anchored on the principles of the rule of law, justice, and human dignity.
Dausab shared this at the 6th Annual Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Summit underway in Windhoek.
Namibia's policy framework strongly cements press freedom and political activity and creates a conducive environment for civil society to engage robustly with the government.
The Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dausab, says the rising number of accusations of child rape reported to the police involving family members is disturbing.
"Sexual offences against persons with disabilities are very disturbing, and I really want families and society to start focusing on how we can deal with this and what kind of conversation we should have to change the negative paradigm that we have around the rising cases of sexual offences against children in our country."
The long-awaited implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Act and the Witness Protection Act will come into effect during this financial year.
This was revealed by Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab when she motivated her ministry's budget of close to N$600 million in the National Assembly.
The two legislations, which were signed into law in 2017 by President Hage Geingob, could not be implemented due to budgetary constraints.
