State on Top of Human Rights Reporting

Namibian Deputy Minister of Justice, Tommy Nambahu, says the delay in submitting the latest periodic reports on the realisation and protection of human rights to the United Nations Rights Council is not due to a lack of competent staff.

Responding to a question put to the ministry by Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Nambahu said the delay is as a result of insufficient human and material resources and an inappropriate internal organisational framework for multi-sectoral coordination on human rights issues.

Namibia has a reporting obligation under seven major international human rights instruments, on which the country has submitted reports on six treaties.

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