As part of the Visible Voices Project, the Venezuela NGO Mi Convive presented a report under the title De víctimas anónimas a Voces Visibles: Informe sobre el primer año de trabajo (From anonymous victims to Visible Voices: A report on our first year of work), a document that includes the personal process of women secondary victims of extrajudicial executions who became human rights activists.
The document collects the challenges and lessons of a year following the lives of the participants of the Visible Voices project, an initiative that seeks to empower people through the promotion of personal well-being and the strengthening of their knowledge of emotional management, human rights advocacy and leadership.
This report shows the personal, relational and social progress of a group of secondary victims of extrajudicial executions who took part in the Visible Voices program of the Mi Convive organization.
The presentation of the report was led by Isabel Salaverría, program coordinator, and Sofía Cardona, project specialist, who accompanied the participants in their individual process for one year, providing them with tools to cope with their pain, identify common aspects that unite them and discover the potential of joint work, the promotion of justice and the defense of human rights.
A notable result was the cohesion of the group and its focus on working together for a common objective, which became evident in the words of one of the participants: “Here we are, visible voices of empowered and determined women who long for a country free of injustices and extrajudicial executions.
After a year of work, the Visible Voices plan to continue strengthening their bond and expand the attention and empowerment of other secondary victims of extrajudicial executions from across the city of Caracas.
Find the full report in Spanish HERE
Translated by Jose Rafael Medina
