"(Assurance) Making sure it never escalates to such a state in the future"

"(Assurance) Making sure it never escalates to such a state in the future"

In a poignant speech at the opening ceremony of the plenary session, Landtag President Muhterem Aras (Greens) connected the remembrance of the 80th anniversary of Germany's liberation from National Socialist (NS) rule to asylum law and the right to conscientious objection.

Aras's speech, written by Brigitte Johanna Henkel-Waidhofer, was delivered in the plenary hall and emphasised the importance of upholding human dignity, reflecting on the legacy of freedom gained 80 years ago after Germany's liberation from Nazi dictatorship.

The connection between asylum law, Aras's speech, and the 80th anniversary of Germany's liberation from NS rule relates to the fundamental values of human dignity and conscientious objection. Aras highlighted that this promise, which includes protecting Jewish life and respecting human dignity, applies to all Germans, including younger generations and those who find new roots in Germany.

The anniversary serves as a solemn reminder of the consequences when human dignity is violated and state power is misused. It underscores the commitment to protecting human rights, including asylum rights, and respecting conscientious objection as an expression of human dignity against oppressive or unjust state actions.

Aras also mentioned that those who remember the hanged deserters and the children at the anti-aircraft guns understand why the right to conscientious objection is a fundamental right. Similarly, those who remember persecution, expulsion, and war crimes understand why asylum law is enshrined in the Basic Law.

This connection underscores how historical remembrance reinforces commitment to protecting human rights and respecting conscientious objection as an expression of human dignity against oppressive or unjust state actions.

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1. The war-and-conflicts policy-and-legislation, as discussed by Landtag President Muhterem Aras in her speech, was connected to Germany's 80th anniversary of liberation from National Socialist rule, emphasizing the importance of upholding human dignity and conscientious objection.
2. Aras's call for respecting conscientious objection and enshrining asylum law in the Basic Law was rooted in historical remembrance, serving as a solemn reminder of the consequences of violating human dignity and as a commitment to protecting human rights.

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