[imc-presse] Invitation: Event series "Namibia: A Week of Justice", 25 - 30 March 2019 in Windhoek and Swakopmund

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INVITATION

NAMIBIA: A WEEK OF JUSTICE

Colonial Repercussions: Reflecting on the genocide 
 of Ovaherero and Nama peoples 115 years later**

25 – 30 March 2019 in WINDHOEK and SWAKOPMUND

The return of human remains from Germany to Namibia, the lawsuit brought
before a US court by Herero and Nama, the restitution of artworks taken
during the colonial era exhibited in European museums: calls to address
colonial injustices are now frequently heard in various forums. Addressing
colonial injustices in a genuine way – going beyond negotiations between
states – is a broader process to be undertaken by societies. As part of
this long process, many questions arise: Who is talking about whom? Which
perspectives and memories are heard? What kind of justice is needed to
address (post)colonial injustice? How can we achieve a truly constructive
and forward-thinking discourse?

From 25 to 30 March 2019, lawyers, artists, historians and civil society
experts will meet in Namibia to discuss these questions in an
interdisciplinary way as a follow up of the symposium “Colonial
Repercussions: (Post-)Colonial Injustice and Legal Interventions” at
Akademie der Künste (AdK) in January 2018 in Berlin. “Namibia: A Week of
Justice” opens with the symposium “Colonial Injustice – Addressing
Past Wrongs” in Windhoek(25/26 March), organized by the European Center
for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38034241/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
) and Akademie der Künste (AdK
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38034242/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
) in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38034243/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
.

You can find details on program and registration for the symposium in
Windhoek here
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38035146/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
.

Together with the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation (OGF
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38034244/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
) and the Nama Traditional Leaders Association (NTLA) and Nama Genocide
Technical Committee (NGTC), ECCHR and AdK then invite to the international
conference “International Law in Postcolonial Contexts” (27-29 March)
as well as a public event in Swakopmund (29 March). 

The conference in Swakopmund is upon invitation only. To attend as a guest
listener, please turn to http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38035147/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
mailto:http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38035147/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
.

For the public event in Swakopmund, you can find details on program and
registration here
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38035620/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
.

Participants include: SAKEUS SHANGALA (Namibian Minister of Justice tbc),
BONITA MEYERSFELD (Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg/South Africa),
JOHN NAKUTA (University of Namibia), MAKAU MUTUA (University of Buffalo,
USA), NONTOBEKO NTOMBELA (Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg/South
Africa), VASUKI NESIAH (New York University), JüRGEN ZIMMERER (Hamburg
University), WERNER HILLEBRECHT (Former Director of the National Archives
of Namibia), WOLFGANG KALECK (ECCHR).

The full program and registration details for "Namibia: A Week of Justice"
can be found here
http://mailings.ecchr.eu/c/38035148/63cbf554470f-pnum3u
. 

Contact:
ECCHR, Anabel Bermejo: Phone: +49 (0)30 6981 9797, E-Mail: bermejo at ecchr.eu
mailto:bermejo at ecchr.eu

“Namibia: A Week of Justice” is supported by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. 
The Symposium in Windhoek is organized in cooperation the with the
Goethe-Institut

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