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CALLS FOR SEPARATE GENOCIDE EVENTS FOR NAMA, OVAHERERO COMMUNITIES MOUNT

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2026-05-31
WINDHOEK, 25 February 2025 - Mbiripipo Joyce Muzengua, Deputy Chairperson of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation and Human Rights Desk leader for the Landless Peoples’ Movement (LPM). (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA. WINDHOEK, 25 February 2025 - Mbiripipo Joyce Muzengua, Deputy Chairperson of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation and Human Rights Desk leader for the Landless Peoples’ Movement (LPM). (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.
By Uakutura Kambaekua
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)

WINDHOEK, 26 MAY (NAMPA) – Despite the nationwide commemorations of Genocide Remembrance Day on 28 May, some local groups continue to call for separate dates to honour the specific historical experiences of affected communities.
Debate over how best to honour the victims of the 1904–1908 genocide remains ongoing among certain traditional authorities, notably the Landless People’s Movement (LPM), the...
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GOBABIS, 24 April 2025 - Nama Youth Namibia condemned Genocide Remembrance Day meeting (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA GOBABIS, 24 April 2025 - Nama Youth Namibia condemned Genocide Remembrance Day meeting (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 26 July 2018 - Members of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation demonstrating outside United Nations (UN) House, where they handed over a petition. (Photo by: Elizabeth Shaakuka) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 26 July 2018 - Members of the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation demonstrating outside United Nations (UN) House, where they handed over a petition. (Photo by: Elizabeth Shaakuka) NAMPA

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