Carl Niehaus writes that apartheid was a crime against humanity and argues that Kallie Kriel’s denial of that characterization deserves strong condemnation. He frames his position around victims’ memories and respect for people who suffered imprisonment and abuse under the apartheid system.
Niehaus’s piece focuses on the moral and historical responsibility he says public denial undermines. It argues that those he describes as “architects and apologists” of racial tyranny should not be allowed to “rewrite history.” The available text is a commentary rather than a report of new events, and it does not present additional evidence or detail about Kriel beyond the claim that he denies apartheid’s status as a crime against humanity.
