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Le 30 Aout, nous celebrons la journee internationale des disparus. C'est qui les "disparus"? Ceux qui sont detenus secretements, ceux qui ont disparus durant l'apartheid, bref tous ceux dont la "disparition" est de nature politique. CSVR a bosse sur un projet avec les familles des disparus en Afrique du Sud. En parteneriat avec le National Proecuting Authority (NPA) ils ont mene des enquetes pour essayer de retrouver les corps de disparus. Ils ont aussi travaille avec ces familles en implicant toute la communaute. Des groupes de soutiens ont egalement ete formes. Bref c'est un projet qui cherche a accompagner non seulement les familles de disparus mais aussi toute la communaute vers la guerison, et la reconciliation afin de pouvoir touner la page sereinement. Ces familles et leur communaute ont realise des "boites a memoires" qui font parties de l'exposition Siyanikhumbula (we are missing you). Jeudi soir (30 Aout) a lieu le lancement de cette expo, a Constitution Hill. J'aimerais beaucoup y etre, mais pour renter chez moi en soiree ca va etre dur dur. L'expo dure jusqu'au 28 Septembre, donc j'aurai de toutes facons le temps d'aller la voir. Ceux qui sont a Joburg, allez y!!!

Exhibition looks at the missing Constitution Hill hosts an exhibition focusing on people who went missing during the apartheid years and who have never been found - their families search for them still. August 23, 2007 By Lesego Madumo THE plight of the disappeared is the focus of an exhibition at Constitution Hill, held to help those families who lost loved ones during the apartheid years to find closure. It will also commemorate International Day of the Disappeared, marked around the world on 30 August. Siyanikhumbula - roughly translated as "we are missing you" - will take visitors on a reflective and poignant journey into the lives of the families of the missing. Launched on International Day of the Disappeared, it will run until Friday, 28 September at Constitution Square and the Number Four temporary exhibition space at Constitution Hill. A candle-lighting ceremony during the launch will be attended by a Constitutional Court judge, representatives of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and delegates from the Khulumani Support Group. The exhibition has been organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Khulumani and Constitution Hill. Working with the Art Therapy Centre, the CSVR and families of the disappeared, the exhibits in Siyanikhumbula include memory boxes and interactive panels. "This … exhibition aim[s] to remind the public of the unfinished work of the TRC and keep the urgent issue of disappearances alive on the political agenda," says Oupa Makhalemele, a project manager at CSVR. The exhibition is designed to address the plight of those families, which is often ignored by the government. "We want to highlight the impact of the dilemma and provide support for those who have loved ones missing." International Day of the Disappeared International Day of the Disappeared is marked annually and is recognised around the world. It is designed for families to draw attention to the fates of their loved ones who have been subjected to clandestine imprisonment and detention without trial. Some of them have been murdered by state forces, and their bodies have not been found; others remain in prison. This form of incarceration is practiced in many countries worldwide. The idea behind the day was sparked by the Federation of Association for Relatives of the Detained-Disappeared, an NGO founded in Costa Rica in 1981 to unite local and regional groups that fought against secret imprisonment. At the launch, families of people who are still missing will share their experiences and highlight the effects that the disappearances have had on their lives. There will be a presentation on the history of International Day of the Disappeared. Civil society organisations will conduct workshops on dealing with the trauma of losing a loved one. The struggle "This exhibition pays homage to those missing people and the roles they played in the struggle for freedom. We want to honour them," explains Mxolisi Dlamuka, the programme manager at Constitution Hill. Makhalemele says that a memorandum will be handed to the TRC. "The memorandum states that the work already done by the [authority] in trying to find these people is not enough. We want a probe to be launched and we urge people to come forth with information, in the spirit of reconciliation. "We want to remember and honour those who went missing during the apartheid era violence and disappeared from South Africa. It is our hope that the exhibition becomes a platform for raising public awareness," he notes. Siyanikhumbula is "an intimate and emotional expression of the journeys those families have taken and continue to take in an effort to find answers to … questions which haunt them [even today]". A panel will gather and share information from the families of the disappeared. Dumisane Khumalo, the brother of Casswell Tunu Khumalo who was killed by the security police in 1989, is one of the panellists. Siyanikhumbula is on at Constitution Hill in Braamfontein from Thursday, 30 August to 28 September. For more information, contact Oupa Makhalemele at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation on 011 403 5650 or by email on omakhalemele@csvr.org.za.