Terror und Trauma. Was rechte Gewalt mit den Betroffenen macht | Gespräch mit Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Miriam Davoudvandi und BEFORE München

For those affected by right-wing extremist violence, it is important that hate crimes are recognized as such by state authorities and that their racist, anti-Semitic, antiziganist, ableist or misogynistic and queer-hostile motives are clearly stated. This is the only way to come to terms with the violence they have experienced. However, it is only recently that the direct and drastic consequences for those affected and their relatives have been recognized by politicians, the media and society. This is thanks to the initiatives of survivors and relatives of victims of right-wing extremist violence.

What are the consequences for the mental health of those affected and their relatives if right-wing extremist acts are not recognized as such? What significance does the pathologization of racism and anti-Semitism have in social discourse? And what about the criminal justice system's recognition of hate crimes committed by mentally ill offenders?

Miriam Davoudvandi discusses these and other questions with Meryam Schouler-Ocak, a representative of BEFORE Munich and a victim.

About our guests:

Miriam Davoudvandi is a freelance journalist, presenter and DJ. In her podcast Danke, gut she deals with mental health and pop culture and talks to public figures about how they deal with mental illness.

Meryam Schouler-Ocak is Professor of Intercultural Psychiatry and Head of the Intercultural Migration and Healthcare Research Unit at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

BEFORE is the counseling center for those affected by right-wing and group-related misanthropic violence and discrimination in Munich. Its services range from anti-discrimination work to victim counseling. Together with the municipal network against right-wing extremism and racism, BEFORE also documents incidents and attacks in the Munich Chronicle.