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Figthing for the Truth in the Wallenberg Case

    …Indeed, the insistence on the truth about one man marks the starting point in the ongoing struggle to define and protect universal rights for all human beings. Remembrance, too, is vital, but it is not enough on its own. Victims need more than memorials. Wallenberg’s brother, Guy von Dardel, expressed this sentiment in a speech some years back: “The truth can and will be found, and it will be a monument more durable than marble.”

    The question of how one balances the rights of the individual versus the interests of the state is as current today as it ever was. For this debate alone, historic truth is critical, and a democratic society has to insist on full disclosure. That is precisely why Raoul Wallenberg matters so much today. One can only hope that the continued insistence on the truth about his fate will be yet another lasting legacy of his case.

    Read more:http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/fighting-for-the-truth-in-the-wallenberg-case/457965.html#ixzz1w09600fn
    The Moscow Times

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