Legal human rights work has its limits. Through legal interventions, ECCHR can try to hold accountable those responsible for international crimes, economic exploitation or the brutal push-backs of refugees and migrants – but the process to address past and prevent future human rights violations is a broader project to be undertaken by societies as a whole.
Art can play a crucial role in this process: The work of politically engaged artists is often crucial to ensuring that the fight for justice acquires the necessary depth and significance to reach broad sections of a society and to inspire reflection.