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Namibia Namibia: Child Soldiers Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces. There are continued reports that Namibian children, both boys and girls and some as young as 14, are recruited by armed forces from neighbouring Angola. June 12, 2001 Namibia: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Key developments since March 1999: Angolan UNITA rebels and Angolan government troops have used landmines inside Namibia. The number of mine incidents in Namibia has increased dramatically since December 1999. Mine clearance operations have continued and in February 2000 the U.S. completed its training program. Namibia had not submitted its Article 7 transparency measures report which was due by 27 August 1999. August 1, 2000 Accountability in Namibia: Human Rights and the Transition to Democracy After nearly 70 years of South African colonial rule, an armed struggle for independence began along the country’s northern border in 1966. South African military and paramilitary forces were deployed to prevent intervention from the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO). During the counterinsurgency war, the South African forces committed summary executions, disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and torture. In the mid 1980s, SWAPO arrested and accused its own members of spying for South Africa and detained and tortured them. Complete information regarding those held has never been released. After independence, officials from both sides linked with abuses were appointed to positions of responsibility and a full accounting has yet to take place. HRW Index No.: 1-56432-077-4 June 1, 1992
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