LET’S TAKE ACTION!
… and not be left out.
The ACTION Coalition was formed in July 2012 when a number of like-minded organisations and activists decided to focus their resources (human and financial) to foreground access to information (ATI) on the policy and governance agenda of the Namibian Government as part of its commitment to eradicate corruption through fostering good governance practices throughout the state.
Meet our members
What unifies ACTION coalition members is our work to promote the right to information as a basic human right, necessary for the enjoyment of all other rights and critical for human development.
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September 28
Universal access to information is bound up with the right to seek and receive information, which is an integral part of the right to freedom of expression.
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Internet Governance
The ACTION Coalition aims to play a leading role in advocating a human rights-based understanding of the Internet, opposing threats to Internet freedom, …
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Latest ACTION Updates
New hope to curb disinformation with Namibia Fact Checking website
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has launched Namibia’s first fact-checking initiative, Namibia Fact Check, an initiative that aims to verify public statements and media reports. The IPPR is a member of the ACTION Namibia Coalition, a local network of...
Access to info a concern despite high press ranking – ACTION Namibia members
Local media experts bemoaned the absence of a law on access to information after Reporters Without Borders ranked Namibia number one out of 54 countries in Africa. The World Press Freedom Index released on Thursday last week also ranked Namibia 23rd out of 180...
Action Namibia hosts ATI and Elections panel
There was lively discussion when the ACTION Coalition Namibia in conjunction with the Namibia Media Trust (NMT) recently launched their Access to Information (ATI) and Elections Briefing Paper at a local hotel at a ‘breakfast Conversations’ event. The paper explores...
