iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. Establishment of a National Advisory Committee on GBV composed of Cabinet ministers and chaired by the Minister of Gender and Child Welfare which has helped to improve the support services for survivors of GBV and also increased awareness raising on GBV; Increase in access to anti-retroviral drugs to 90% and prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMCT) by 95% nationwide; Setting up of an inter-ministerial committee consisting of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare and the Ministry of Safety and Security to monitor reports on human trafficking and smuggling of migrants in Namibia; Development of an Action Plan in 2011 for five Government line ministries namely, Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare and the Ministry of Safety and Security to co-operate to eliminate child labour; Creation of mobile clinics in all the regions which cater for the communities including the indigenous women in the remote rural areas; Implementation of laws to give effect to the rights guaranteed under the Charter notably, the provision for women to apply for land rights in communal areas including the rights of widows to inherit communal land allocated to their late husbands, even if they remarry, and for women to be represented on the communal land boards to monitor the implementation of the Communal Land Reform Act of 2002 as well as the abolition of marital power, which gave equal rights to men and women during marriage and at its dissolution; Recognition of women’s rights to legally entitled inherit from their deceased husband’s estate through a will/last testament or where there is community of property; Recognition of women as traditional leaders, such as chiefs and Councillors in their communities and participating in Government decision making process as well as determining cultural policies. Special protection provided under section 62 of the Correctional Service Act, to the infant of a female offender within a correctional facility until the infant is two years, and thereafter by a fit and proper person who is able and willing to support such infant. Right to Freedom of Expression and Access to Information 15. The Commission commends Namibia: i. On the appointment of a Media Ombudsman in 2013 by the media fraternity; 6

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