The Caprivi treason trial is on-going and all the defendants have been afforded State funded legal aid to mount their defences. During August 2012 and on February 2013, a total of 44 suspects were found not guilty and were discharged, and the remaining 65 accused persons still face trial in the High Court. xii. Provide in its next Periodic Report, information on protection of the rights of older persons and persons with disabilities; IN RESPONSE The Aged Persons Act, Act No. 81 of 1967, provides for the protection and welfare of certain aged and debilitated persons. The Ministry of Health and Social Services provides subsidy to ten (10) registered homes for older people in the country. The Government is in the process to revise the above mentioned Act in order to fully provide for the rights, protection, care and welfare of older people. In addition, a draft National Policy on the Rights, Care and Protection of Older People will be finalized within the next two financial years. In terms of Section 1 of the National Pension Act, Act No. 10 of 1992, an elderly person is defined as any person who has attained the age of 60. This law took away the discriminatory differention between men and women where 60 and 65 was put as the retirement age for women and men respectfully. The Namibia Household Income & Expenditure Survey (NHIES) for 2009/2010 and the National Population and Housing Census of 2011 revealed that slightly more than 7% of people in Namibia are above sixty. The Namibian Constitution provides in Article 8 for respect for human dignity. Article 10, the principal equality provision, states that: “all persons shall be equal before the law”. Sub-article 2 provides that: “no persons shall be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion, creed or social or economic status. Therefore older persons are protected against discrimination in terms of Article 10, especially on the ground of social or economic status. The basic amenities such as the old age grant also known as social grant/pension and housing units for independent low-income older people are provided by Government. Financial assistance in the form of subsidies is provided to private residential care facilities for older people. In terms of Namibia National Housing Policy the Government provides subsidies and grants to the elderly and people with disabilities to support social housing programme. Social housing is a sub-programme under the Build Together Programme. - 10 -