“Keeping the protection of human rights alive through the memory of courageous women and men”

State Secretary of Justice for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Dr. On Thursday, November 30, 2023, as part of the series “Memoria Viva – Latin America on the move” in the Bochum Justice Center, Daniela Brückner recalled that crimes against humanity, such as those committed in Chile by the dictator and General Pinochet, were not only carried out in secret Words condemned, but must be named, established with evidence and punished. In this sense, the speaker, lawyer Juan Garcés, who was an advisor to President Salvador Allende in Chile, campaigned for the prosecution of torture and conspiracy against the dictator and General Pinochet and thus for human rights.

“The memory of courageous women and men who convincingly stood up for the observance of human rights is an incentive for people today to stand up against the violation of human rights,” said State Secretary Dr. Brückner.

The Fritz Bauer Forum Buxus Foundation in Bochum explores the narratives of human survival and is a place to remember human rights. In the series “Memoria Viva – Latin America on the move”, the Spanish jurist and lawyer Juan Carcès presented on November 30, 2023 in the Bochum Justice Center how he became the accuser of the Chilean dictator Pinochet for torture and conspiracy, which led to his arrest in England in 1988 . Juan Garcès was awarded in 1999 for his efforts to bring Pinochet to justice Right Livelihood Award excellent. According to State Secretary Dr. Brückner, a living role model and impressive symbol of the fact that it is worth taking up and leading the fight against impunity for crimes against humanity, no matter how long it takes and how difficult it is. “Mr. Garcés has my sincerest and greatest respect for his years of outstanding work and tireless commitment to combating impunity for the horrific crimes against humanity committed in Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and his power apparatus,” said Dr. Brückner.