We work toward creating a more caring and just society in which human rights and diversity are respected and valued.
As a matter of long-standing policy, the CTHGC does not issue public statements in response to ongoing conflicts, no matter how grave. This includes, among others, the wars in Ukraine, in Central and East Africa, and in Gaza. In each of these cases, the term genocide has been applied by various actors. No matter whether these are ultimately adjudged to be genocides, we are profoundly concerned about the suffering and loss of civilian life.
The absence of an official statement by the Centre does not reflect a lack of concern, but rather reflects a deliberate and principled commitment to our core mission: education. Our exhibitions and programmes are designed to address the root causes of hatred, to warn of the dangers of extremism, and to recognise our common humanity.
Director and the Board of the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre.
Current Temporary Exhibition: Traces of Violence
In 2021, Germany formally recognized the 1904–1908 genocide of the Herero and Nama people in Namibia. Argentine artist and human rights activist Marcelo Brodsky, known for documenting state violence in Argentina, collaborated with the Ovaherero Genocide Foundation to create a Berlin exhibition. He reworked archival colonial photographs, enhancing their aesthetic impact while exposing the brutality and perspectives of the perpetrators, inviting viewers to confront historical injustice and its lasting memory.
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