One Economy Foundation wants stronger response to GBV cases

NAMPA

2025-06-25

WINDHOEK, 06 June 2025 - One Economy Foundation's #BeFree campus. (Photo: Justina Shuumbwa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 25 JUN (NAMPA) - The One Economy Foundation has raised alarm regarding legal frameworks and law enforcement, among other factors, following the Namibian Police Force recording over 4 400 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases nationwide last year.
The 4 400 GBV cases included more than 1 300 rape cases between April 2024 and February 2025.
The foundation in a statement stressed that the statistics depict a society where GBV is widespread an...

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