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Senator of the Republic of Colombia, and kidnapped by the FARC, Jorge Eduardo Gechem, gave the inaugural lecture

"Our responsibility as a victim, our responsibility as a survivor, is to remind the barbarism, pointing to the executioners, and denounce their crimes, so that forgetfulness does not allow these events to happen again. Indifference always benefits the aggressor, and never his victim. "

This forceful showed Senator of the Republic of Colombia, and kidnapped by the FARC, Jorge Eduardo Gechem, during the III International Conference "Victims of terrorism and political violence crime 'that was held this morning Catholic University of Murcia, and has taught in the inaugural lecture.

During the inauguration of the conference, which continues tomorrow, Friday 1 March, the chancellor intervened Research UCAM, Estrella Nunez, the Associate Dean of Degree in Criminology from the University, Jose Maria Caballero, the president of the Foundation of Victimology and President of the International Chair in Victimology 'Antonio Beristain Ipiña', Emilio José Garcia.

Senator of the Republic of Colombia, Jorge Eduardo Gechem, has narrated in his speech how he was kidnapped on February 20, 2002 by the FARC, a senator of the Republic of Colombia and president of the Peace Commission.

The speaker has said that the number of direct victims of the conflict in Colombia are lived five million.

"Five million orphans, widows, disabled, broken homes, abused women, from families immersed in misery, and hundreds and hundreds of these modalities that takes the pain, violence and despair," said.

Jorge Eduardo Gachem has narrated how he lived seven years in which he was held, and he asserted that "kidnapping is an imperfect form of death."

In reference to the way they face life after the kidnapping, Senator of the Republic of Colombia said that "since my release, I saw that I had to get my life, and part of that process was to forgive my captors, my torturers , not to continue my experience driving through the bitterness and resentment. "

The Vice President for Research of the Catholic University of Murcia, Estrella Nunez, stressed the mission of the academic institution, not only the training of the students with knowledge and skills associated with their degree, "but also expresses a commitment UCAM to enhance their skills and attitudes as individuals and members of society they must serve with professionalism and respect, avoiding violations of fundamental rights of the person, such as the right to life. "

For his part, Deputy Dean of Degree in Criminology from the University, Jose Maria Caballero, stressed that there have been many who have lost their lives to terrorism and added that "a democratic country at all can share or assume that this is well, or may allow political violence being used as a bargaining chip to get any kind of purpose. So criminology and victimology have to walk, as to the crime of armed violence, united for a better world, a world that preserves human rights and protect world peace. "

Source: UCAM