Africa-Press – Namibia. Khomas regional governor Sam Nujoma on Wednesday called for a national commitment to human rights and the protection of women and girls from online abuse.
Nujoma made the call on Wednesday during the observance of International Human Rights Day, which coincided with Namibian Women’s Day.
The event, organised by the Khomas Regional Council, was held at the Old Location Cemetery.
Nujoma said the commemorative day carried “deep humility and pride”, noting its dual significance in honouring both global human rights and the historic resistance of Namibian women.
Regarding the theme for the event, ‘United to End Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls,’ Nujoma emphasised that it underscored the urgent need to confront emerging forms of injustice.
“In our time, the digital sphere has become a new frontier of human rights,” he said, stressing that digital violence, harassment, abuse, and exploitation violate the dignity of women and girls just as much as physical violence.
Meanwhile, the governor emphasised that Namibian Women’s Day recalls the Windhoek massacre and honours the women who resisted the forced relocation of black Namibians from the Old Location to Katutura in 1959 by the apartheid colonial administration.
“That relocation was a deliberate act of dispossession, designed to fracture communities and entrench inequality.
“The massacre ignited courage, compelling Namibians to take up arms against the apartheid regime, and it was women who stood at the forefront of that defiance,” he said.
Nujoma highlighted the progress of women in leadership, noting the historic milestone of electing a woman president, vice-president and speaker of parliament, one of the highest rates of parliamentary representation for women.
However, he warned that inequality remains entrenched in the capital.
“The contrasts between Katutura and Hochland or Pioneerspark remain stark reminders of colonial legacies,” he said, adding that “True liberation demands not only political freedom but also social and economic justice.”
He urged Namibians to recommit themselves “to the unfinished work of liberation. Together we can build a Namibia where human rights are lived realities, and where the spirit of Namibian women continues to illuminate the path toward freedom, equality, and progress.”
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