The Secretary of State for Democratic Memory, Fernando Martínez, has today presided over the constitution of the technical commission provided for in the Democratic Memory Act, whose purpose will be the elaboration of “a study on the cases of violation of human rights to people for their struggle for the consolidation of democracy, fundamental rights and democratic values, between the entry into force of the Constitution of 1978 and December 31, 1983, which points out possible ways of recognition and reparation to them.”

Martínez stressed that “this Commission arises in order to include in the Democratic Memory Act a series of victims who suffered persecution and even death after the approval of the Constitution of 78, closing the temporary framework of application of the Act.”

“The objective of this Commission, therefore, is the elaboration of a study on cases of violation of human rights of people for their struggle for the consolidation of democracy, in that period of five years of political transition, which points out possible avenues of reparation to them. In this way they would have the recognition they have not yet received in democracy,” he stressed.

Once the Commission has been constituted, the methodology for the elaboration of the study has been established, reports have been obtained from scholars of that historical period and a paper has been established that will make an initial opinion on which the plenary of the Commission will elaborate.