Ovaherero reject 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day – Namibian Sun 10-10-2024

Ovaherero reject 28 May Genocide Remembrance Day Report Namibian Sun commemoration OvaHerero Lothar von Trotha extermination order 2 October 1904

“Ovaherero reject 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day

Jemima Beukes

2024-10-10

Descendants of the victims of the Ovaherero and Nama genocide held an international conference in Swakopmund last week, where they rejected the gazetting of 28 May as Genocide Remembrance Day.

During a march held as part of the conference commemorating the 120th anniversary of the extermination order issued by German Imperial General Lothar von Trotha, the community announced their commitment to 2 October as Genocide Remembrance Day.

The community also raised their objection to the joint declaration between Namibia and Germany in a petition addressed to President Nangolo Mbumba and the Speaker of the National Assembly, Peter Katjavivi, which they planned to deliver to the Swakopmund State House.

Changed approach needed

Dr Mutjinde Katjiua, Ovaherero Paramount Chief, demanded that […] the genocide negotiations are handled within a well-established tripartite framework, similar to the one in which Germany participated during the Holocaust negotiations with Israel and the Jewish community.

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