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
ACHPR Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa speaks on his advocacy visit to Namibia
From 16 to 20 September 2019, Commissioner Lawrence Mute undertook an advocacy visit to the Republic of Namibia, in his capacity as the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa (Special Rapporteur), a special mechanism of the...
Access to information law long overdue in Namibia – media practitioners
Local media practitioners feel the access to information law in Namibia is long overdue. This comes after the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Engel Nawatiseb, this week revealed that the legislation dealing with access to information has...
Access to Information Bill signed off
Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology Engel Nawatiseb has revealed that Namibia’s legislation that will deal with access to information has been signed off and is currently with legal drafters to ensure provisions to be enshrined in the...
