The Human Rights and Documentation Centre (HRDC) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Namibia (UNAM) serves the central mission of promoting human rights, the rule of law and democracy in Namibia. The HRDC is a semi-autonomous component of the Faculty of Law at the University of Namibia. The Centre is headed by the director of the HRDC, while the occupant of the UNESCO Chair: Human Rights an
d Democracy also operates from the Centre. The Director of the Centre is ex officio a member of the UNAM Senate. Focusing on this mission, the HRDC promotes the implementation of human rights by organising workshops, seminars, and conferences, and by reviewing the human rights situation in Namibia and the southern African region as a whole. The HRDC also organises and conducts training programmes for the broadest variety of target groups, and prepares and disseminates information on human rights and related issues. The Centre’s activities include –
research and publication in the field of human rights and related areas
dissemination of information and materials for the use of individuals and institutions, and
the training of law students, lawyers, judges, magistrates, traditional authorities and law enforcement officers in human rights. Furthermore, the Centre provides advocacy and reviews the human rights situation in Namibia, gives consultancy, and contributes to capacity-building and advocacy in the field of human rights. In the light of the above, courses, conferences, seminars and workshops on human rights are organised on a frequent basis.
