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Woman and Child Protection Unit renamed
Written by Anna Salkeus on 05 April 2015.
WINDHOEK, 05 APR (NAMPA) – The Namibian Police Force (NamPol)’s Women and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) has been renamed the Gender-Based Violence Investigation Unit (GBVIU).
NamPol Inspector Slogan Matheus said in a media statement issued on Sunday the name change was effected from 01 April 2015, and was prompted by complaints, especially from males, about the discriminatory name of the unit since it was established in 1993 in Windhoek.
Fifteen other units have since been established throughout the country, ...
