Strengthen the National Network of relatives and torture survivors

The recording of this session will be uploaded to Youtube - please click on the button on this page or visit the official OMCT Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@omct9148

The objective of this online event is to create a space for meaningful exchange among survivors of torture and their relatives across Latin America.

The event seeks to foster a shared dialogue on building collective strategies for action, ranging from individual resilience to community mobilisation. In particular, the role of family members has emerged as a cornerstone in the struggle against torture. By acting as frontline agents of prevention, they have played a crucial part in identifying acts of torture and ill-treatment, as well as in denouncing ongoing violations.

This online dialogue will feature the participation of three platforms of relatives and survivors of torture in the region:

member of the Network of Survivors and Victims of Torture in Latin America
member of a Network of Relatives of Persons Deprived of liberty from Venezuela and Uruguay
member of a Network of victims and survivors in Mexico
member of the International Network of Women Relatives of Persons Deprived of their Liberty (RIMUF)
moderated by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)

Languages spoken: Spanish
Interpretation available: EN

Speakers

Haydee Oberreuter
Former Undersecretary of Human Rights of Chile
José Luis Blanco Núñez
Centro de Atención Psicosocial CAPS - Colombia
Abigail Martínez Ortiz
Tejiendo Redes contra la Tortura - México
Aurora Silva de Superlano
Comité por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos - Venezuela
Gabriela Rodríguez
Familias Presentes - Uruguay
Carolina Doglio
Familias Presentes - Uruguay
Olga Guzmán Vergara
Head of Regional Desk - Americas OMCT