Public safety, institutional violence, and human rights Institutional violence and human rights: Urgent dialogues 40 years after the restoration of democracy

The various activities proposed throughout 2023, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the recovery of democracy in our country, led to questions from the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities about the role of this institution in democratic life. From those turbulent years to the present day, this school has worked tirelessly to build a common language about the implications of learning and teaching based on respect and the promotion of Human Rights. On this matter, we agree with many authors who argue that there is—at least for now—a widespread social consensus on the repudiation of crimes against humanity perpetrated by the terrorist state. The question is how reflecting on the violation of rights by the state in that era leads to considerations about the continuity of state violence in democratic times.