Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism of Middle East
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism is a non-governmental, cultural institution, whose members are the families and children of terrorism victims. In this Association, the families who have lost their dearest ones in a terrorist attack are gathered. Terror has changed their social and individual life as well as their psychological characteristics. The moment of the occurrence of a terrorist attack could never be forgotten. These victims have lost their emotional supporters; this is very critical regarding with children who have lost their parents in the early days of their lives. Despite passing of the time, the impacts of this tragic event are observable in the lives of the victims. Other than physical problems they suffer mental problems too. Terrorist attacks leave short-term or long-term effects on the family of the victims.
Therefore, Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, facing these problems has defined some objective for itself and makes its best efforts to solve the families’ problems. ADVT also intends to apply cultural, informative and expressive ways, on behalf of the families of terror victims, to encounter with terrorist organization.
Demands and Concerns of the Families of Terror Victims
Questions and apprehensions of the families of terrorism victims have resulted from their internal approach towards the phenomenon of terror and terrorism. Such questions include:
1.How can we prevent the pervasiveness of terrorism in the communities?
2.How the number of terrorism victims in the world can be minimized?
3.How can the terrorist recruitment be reduced to…