Countries: Namibia
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"The Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act of 2018, which came into effect in November 2019, criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of up to 30 years’ imprisonment, a fine not exceeding 1 million Namibian dollars ($59,000) or both. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with punishments prescribed for other serious crimes, such as kidnapping." (3).

Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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Countries: Namibia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in Namibia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 27 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Namibia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Namibia
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in Namibia was 215 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Namibia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Namibia is 63 years for women and 56 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Namibia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act with regard to the administration of a joint estate - (a) the common law rule in terms of which a husband acquires the marital power over the person and property of his wife is hereby repealed; and (b) the marital power which any husband had over the person and property of his wife immediately before the commencement of this Act, is hereby abolished. (2) The abolition of the marital power by paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall not affect the legal consequences of any act done or omission or fact existing before such abolition" (3). "Subject to this Part, a husband and...more

Countries: Namibia
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"However it is acceptable for cousins to marry. It is also acceptable for a person to marry their dead or divorced spouse’s brother or sister."

Countries: Namibia
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"The 'Otjiramue' cultural practice amongst the Ovaherero community which allows the children of a brother and sister to get married or engage in sexual activity is one of the most criticised and questioned cultural practices in Namibia... According to Uncle G, sons are always the ones who inherit whenever the father or uncle dies, since most of their practices are done through the paternal line...While the various customs are not practised by all Herero, evidence of otjiramue weddings is observed in the common custom for people to get married at the funeral when a prominent chief dies amongst the Ovaherero. At the 2014 funeral of the late Paramount Chief Kuaima...more

Countries: Namibia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Intestate Succession Ordinance, Sec. 1.

Countries: Namibia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women. Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohobit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women. Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons Equality Act, Art. 3(a). According to the "Women, Business and the Law " database (2022), women can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons Equality Act, Arts....more

Countries: Namibia
Variables: CL-PRACTICE-2

"The Bill aimed at amending the Maintenance Act, 2003 (Act No. 9 of 2003),so as to amend the definition of 'maintenance order' and insert the definition of marriage, to clarify the legal duty to maintain, to provide for assistance to minors who are applying for maintenance, to provide for child participation as appropriate, to clarify maintenance costs relevant to persons with disabilities, to clarify the provisions on pregnancy and birth-related expenses as well as to clarify the procedure for transfer of maintenance orders between courts and to provide for incidental matters thereto." (6) (NF - CODER COMMENT - The inclusion of disabled children, minors or not, into child support payments...more

Countries: Namibia
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"Namibia recognises and promotes its customary laws and practices. The said customary laws and practices are a marker of our national identity. However, the Constitution and various acts of parliament prohibits all forms of customary practices that discriminates or impedes women’s’ rights in the country. The Law Reform and Development Commission continues to review all existing civil and customary laws that directly or indirectly impede women’s rights in the country. To this effect, the Native Proclamation Administration Act of 1928 which discriminated marriages conducted north of the ‘red line’ will be repealed by the envisaged Marital Property Law." (11)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Considering that the government of Namibia has...more