https://www.namibiadigitalrepository.com/files/original/877bc536fe3ef116ec4bd789d8ce38a4.pdf 15c7d8f2c2785f16db4baaa4d10d0f90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Legal Assistance Centre Description An account of the resource From the Legal Assistance Centre's Website: "The LAC's main objective is to protect the human rights of all Namibians. It is the only organisation of its kind in Namibia. It has a head office in Windhoek, Namibia's capital, along with two regional offices. It is funded by national and international donor organisations as well as individuals. Its work is supervised by the Legal Assistance Trust, whose trustees include legal practitioners, other professionals and community leaders. It works in five broad areas: <ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#litigation">Litigation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#info">Information and Advice</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#education">Education and Training</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#research">Research</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/about/default.html#lawreform">Law Reform and Advocacy</a></li> </ul>Litigation The Legal Assistance Centre is a public interest law firm based in Windhoek.The LAC only takes on public interest cases. A public interest case is a legal case which will have a wider impact on the community than just assisting the individual concerned. Such a case may establish a new legal rule, which will change the law for the entire country or address a discriminatory policy or practice. Or it may attract attention to a problem that is affecting many people. Examples of cases taken up by the Legal Assistance Centre include: <ul><li>The right of a school learner to return to school after her child was born</li> <li>The right of an accused in a complicated criminal trial to obtain legal aid</li> <li>The right of a widow to keep the land she lived on during her marriage after the death of her husband</li> <li>The right of a HIV-positive person not to be dismissed from employment based on their HIV status</li> </ul>Even if we cannot help you with your case, we may be able to give you information on your rights and on steps you can take to help yourself. Legal Information and Advice We provide legal information and advice on human rights in the following areas: <ul><li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/alu/aluobjective.html">HIV/AIDS</a> - including advice on what to do if you are discriminated against, information on workplace policies, access to treatment for HIV.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/grapobjective.html">Gender Equality</a> - including information on rape, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace, inheritance, marriage, divorce and maintenance.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/huricon/huriconobjective.html">Human Rights and the Constitution</a> - such as the right to basic education, the right to health, citizenship, immigration issues and the right not to be tortured or ill-treated.</li> <li><a href="http://www.lac.org.na/projects/lead/leadobjective.html">Land, Environment and Development </a>- including inheritance, conservancies, illegal fencing, environmental issues, and issues affecting especially disadvantaged groups such as the Himba and the San.</li> </ul>If you want to speak to a paralegal about a legal issue you are concerned about, phone us at +264-61-22-3356 or come to the office at 4 Korner Street, Windhoek. The office is open from Monday to Friday, 08h00-11h30, and 14h00-16h00. Education and Training We also run training workshops for communities and service providers (such as legal officials, traditional leaders, school principals, police and social workers) on: <ul><li>Gender - friendly laws including rape and domestic violence</li> <li>Communal Land Reform Act and conservancy-related legislation</li> <li>HIV/AIDS and rights, including children’s rightsB</li> <li>Basic human rights training</li> </ul> Research The LAC also carries out research, particularly on the need for new laws and the implementation of existing laws. Some recent research reports which are available are: <ul><li>HIV/AIDS and Prisoners’ Rights in Namibia</li> <li>Infanticide & Baby Dumping in Namibia</li> <li>Land Reform: A look into Namibia's first court case on land expropriation</li> </ul> Law Reform and Advocacy We advocate for law reform based on our research. Recent laws which the LAC contributed to and advocated for are: <ul><li>Combating of Rape Act</li> <li>Combating of Domestic Violence Act</li> <li>Maintenance Act</li> <li>Non discrimination on the basis of HIV in the Labour Act</li> </ul>Free of Charge All our services are free of charge (with the exception of litigation where certain costs may be recovered the client may be asked to contribute certain costs, depending on the circumstances)." This collection showcases some of the free-download books, briefings, and documents from the LAC in Windhoek. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.lac.org.na/ Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Legal Assistance Centre. Files directly from LAC website, all rights theirs Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Help Wanted: Sex Workers in Katutura, Namibia Description An account of the resource Two issues have been at the forefront of public discourse regarding commercial sex work in Namibia: HIV/AIDS and legal reform. Although there has been significant legal reform in other areas, the Combating of Immoral Practices Act (No. 21 of 1980) which was enacted during the colonial era remains unchanged in regards to commercial sex. The Act criminalises several sex-related activities including soliciting sex in public, pandering, and keeping a brothel. It is genderbiased, mentioning women but not men as those who potentially sell sex. Research has proven that Namibian sex workers are at great risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, are often forced to have unsafe sex, and suffer from sexual violence and police harassment. (LAC 2002, LeBeau 2007). The Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) has been at the forefront of the efforts to decriminalise sex work. It is believed that removing the criminality from sex work will empower sex workers to better negotiate safer sex practices and protect their human rights. However, decriminalisation remains a controversial issue and has not been supported by the government, church organisations, or the general public (LAC 2002). Morality and national pride seem to be the justification for the continuation of the marginalisation of sex workers. LAC’s research, conducted by their Gender Research and Advocacy Project in 2001 and published as a report entitled Whose Body is it?: Commercial Sex Work and the Law in Namibia, is the largest and most comprehensive study of sex work in Namibia. One hundred and forty-eight sex workers from five different towns were interviewed. In this paper I will present the findings from interviews conducted with 62 sex workers in 2006 and compare these findings with LAC’s research to see if the profile or situation of sex workers has changed over the last five years. A comparison of the two data sets suggests that the risk of physical abuse, police harassment, and forced unsafe sex are increasing and that criminality of sex work forces sex workers to operate under life-threatening conditions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Suzanne LaFont Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Legal Assistance Centre Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource © Legal Assistance Centre, 2008 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2008 Language A language of the resource English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.lac.org.na/projects/grap/Pdf/mono2sexwork.pdf Human Rights Katutura Law Legal Assistance Centre Prostitution Suzanne LaFont Women