Victims of Terrorism Speak Out

Douze victimes du terrorisme témoigneront de leurs vécus, de leurs expériences et de leurs attentes de la société, à l'occasion du Congrès européen des victimes du terrorisme organisé autour du 20ème anniversaire de l'attentat contre le DC10 d'UTA. De 1956 à 2009, de Karachi à l'Irlande du Nord, de Madrid au Caire, de la Colombie à Bagdad, ces témoignages révèlent l'universalité du drame infligé par le terrorisme, ainsi que sa permanence au cours de l'histoire contemporaine.

Cette conférence de presse marquera le début du Congrès Européen des victimes du terrorisme, organisé par L'Association française des Victimes du Terrorisme (AfVT) et le Réseau Européen des Victimes du Terrorisme (NAVT), autour du 20ème anniversaire de l'attentat contre le DC10 d'UTA.

Speakers :
Catherine Vannier France - Lost her daughter during the Cairo terrorist attack on February 22, 2009
Mélanie Berthouloux France - Wounded during the Cairo terrorist attack on February 22, 2009
Angeles Pedraza Spain - Vice-President of the AVT (Spain), lost her daughter during the Madrid bombing on March 11, 2004
Nathalie Fustier France - AfVT Chairwoman, survivor of the attack against the UN headquarters in Baghdad on August 19, 2003
Magali Drouet France - Lost her father in the Karachi attack against DCN employees on May 8, 2002
John Frank Pinchao Blanco Colombia - Taken prisoner on November 1, 1998, held for over eight years by the FARC
Michael Gallagher Northern Ireland - His brother was killed by the IRA in the June 3, 1984 ambush; his 21-year old son was then killed in the Omagh bombing on August 15, 1998
Cherifa Kheddar Algeria - The sister of two victims murdered on June 24, 1996: her 34-year old sister, a lawyer, and her 36-year old brother, an architect by education. Chairwoman of the "Djazairouna" association for the families of Islamist Terrorism victims in Algeria
Pierre-François Ikias Democratic Republic of the Congo - Lost his brother during the attack on UTA Flight 772 on September 19, 1989
Pamela White Great Britain - Former English Bobby, wounded during the IRA bombing in London on December 17, 1983
Giorgio Bazzega Italy - His father was among the victims of terrorist Walter Alasia, member of the Red Brigades, on December 15, 1976
Nicole Guiraud France - Seriously wounded during the Milk Bar bombing in Algiers on September 30, 1956