Rabiaa El Garani : Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

Rabiaa El Garani·TEDMED 2018
Hope and justice for women who’ve survived ISIS
Summary
People always say that justice is about punishing the perpetrator or perpetrators might change their minds as humans. And then, committed crimes have been recorded and recognized by the rule of law. Where should victims be? Should they be quiet alone? No, they should, of course, reclaim their dignity and find closure with their trauma. This must be a credible justice process. They are brave survivors and they need to connect again to their own self-worth, to their families, and to their place in a society that values them. Not giving condemnation but giving compassion and bearing witness is an honor. Seeking their justice should be hope and healing.

In the past, people hide cruel things that ISIS did, though, survivors now have the right to be resilient. The speaker works for them but she is also a survivor.

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resilient /adj/   resilience /noun/