Becoming a victim, from pain to empowerment‬

Abstract

The following work is the result of an experience held in the city of Barquisimeto Lara state during 2016, which I define as an encounter with the dignity of family members victims of police abuse, who in the midst of the pain have undertaken a fight for justice , building together and together spaces of protest and mobilization for activation and training in human rights. The testimonies contained in this article were made through in-depth interviews and exploratory conversations with five members of the Argimiro Gabaldón front, within the framework of the training of popular therapists to care for victims of police abuse and violation of rights with the Organization No Government "Support Network for Justice and Peace".

Keywords

• pain
• victim
• human rights activism
• police abuse