Namibia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- republic
- CONSTITUTION
- March 12, 1990
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, National Council and National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court, judges appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
Christian majority
From the country
- FEBRUARY 11, 2002NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Five alleged UNITA and/or Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA)...
Five alleged UNITA and/or Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA) guerrillas were arrested and instantly killed by Namibian Defence Force (NDF) troops
- FEBRUARY 5, 2002NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Human rights monitors in the Kavango region reported...
Human rights monitors in the Kavango region reported that three drunken Oshiwambo-speaking members of the Special Field Force (SFF) allegedly shot and killed Kangere Kanjenje, 31
- JANUARY 1, 2002NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- NOVEMBER 21, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Namibia's National Society for Human Rights (NSHR)...
Namibia's National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) condemned a warning by Defence Minister Erkki Nghimtina that anybody found "collaborating" with Angolan UNITA rebels would be shot on sight
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government...
The 13 Namibian secessionists sought by their government for terrorist attacks are in prison in Botswana awaiting extradition to Namibia
- JULY 18, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Namibian army confirmed that its soldiers shot...
The Namibian army confirmed that its soldiers shot dead a member of the Kxoe community in the last week
- FEBRUARY 1, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Society for Human Rights joined the call...
The National Society for Human Rights joined the call to Botswana President Festus Mogae to commute the death penalty imposed on Mariette Bosch to life imprisonment
- JANUARY 1, 2001NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
- AUGUST 31, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) said in...
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) said in its Human Rights 2000 report that the human rights situation in Namibia had deteriorated over the last year
- JUNE 8, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
Felizberto Toto, 35, was summarily executed by NDF...
Felizberto Toto, 35, was summarily executed by NDF soldiers because he was believed to be a member of the Angolan rebel group Unita
- MARCH 29, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Namibian army and Police were accused by the United...
The Namibian army and Police were accused by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) after it submitted the names of 50 Angolan refugees who went missing after they arrived in Namibia and accused Namibian authorities of complicity in the
- JANUARY 1, 2000NamibiaDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art
The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (1990) at Art