This section features public statements made by the ACTION Coalition. These statements are intended to inform readers about the ACTION Coalition’s concerns or position on issues and debates relevant to access to information, internet governance or broader human rights issues.
2021 Data Protection Bill ‘not fit for purpose’ – IPPR
ACTION Namibia Coalition member, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), argues that the draft Data Protection Bill 2021 requires further development to ensure that it meets the requirements of a contemporary data protection framework. The IPPR proposes that...
Civil society gives input into Draft Data Protection Bill
The ACTION Namibia Coalition has urged the Namibian government to fast-track the promulgation of a Data Protection law to ensure that constitutional obligations, in this instance the protection and promotion of the right to privacy, are performed diligently and...
Journalists caught in the crosshairs of Power, Politics and Corruption
Statement by the Namibia Media Trust to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, 2022 November 2 was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2013 as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against...
