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Actuellement Secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du Centre d\u2019Action La\u00efque, ancien pr\u00e9sident de la Ligue des droits humains et du CNCD, Beno\u00eet est de tous les combats o\u00f9 les droits humains ne sont pas respect\u00e9. Depuis plus de trente ans, il s\u2019engage l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la dignit\u00e9 est menac\u00e9e : Palestine, R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo, Syrie. Mais aujourd\u2019hui, c\u2019est le conflit en Ukraine qui le pr\u00e9occupe. \u00ab Je n\u2019ai jamais vu une telle ampleur de violations en si peu de temps \u00bb<\/strong><\/em>, dit-il calmement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Son engagement remonte \u00e0 l\u2019enfance. Fils d\u2019un professeur de philosophie et d\u2019une infirmi\u00e8re, il grandit dans un foyer o\u00f9 la justice sociale et le d\u00e9bat\u00a0\u00a0\u00e9tait mis en avant. D\u00e8s l\u2019universit\u00e9, il s\u2019oriente vers le droit international et rejoint des associations de d\u00e9fense des r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s. \u00ab Ce n\u2019est pas un m\u00e9tier, c\u2019est une exigence morale \u00bb, r\u00e9sume-t-il.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n En Ukraine, les crimes sont nombreux et document\u00e9s : attaques contre les civils, tortures, violences sexuelles utilis\u00e9es comme arme de guerre. Ce qui le choque\u00a0\u00a0le plus, c\u2019est le sort r\u00e9serv\u00e9 aux enfants. Il d\u00e9nonce les d\u00e9portations massives orchestr\u00e9es par la Russie, o\u00f9 des milliers d\u2019enfants ukrainiens sont transf\u00e9r\u00e9s de force dans les territoires occup\u00e9s ou en Russie m\u00eame. \u00ab Certains sont plac\u00e9s dans des familles d\u2019accueil russes, d\u2019autres propos\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019adoption. C\u2019est une violation flagrante du droit international. \u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ce n\u2019est pas la premi\u00e8re fois qu\u2019il se bat pour la cause des enfants. Il a d\u00e9j\u00e0 alert\u00e9 sur les enfants soldats en Afrique, sur les mineurs r\u00e9fugi\u00e9s abandonn\u00e9s aux fronti\u00e8res de l\u2019Europe. \u00ab Ce que l\u2019on voit en Ukraine, c\u2019est encore une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration \u00e0 qui on vole son avenir \u00bb, explique-t-il. Il s\u2019inqui\u00e8te aussi du risque de militarisation de ces jeunes, enr\u00f4l\u00e9s dans la propagande ou les activit\u00e9s li\u00e9es au conflit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Malgr\u00e9 l\u2019ampleur des crimes, Beno\u00eet Van Der Meerschen croit en la justice. \u00ab La Cour p\u00e9nale internationale joue un r\u00f4le cl\u00e9, tout comme les juridictions nationales gr\u00e2ce au principe de comp\u00e9tence universelle \u00bb<\/strong><\/em>, explique-t-il. Il reste cependant lucide : \u00ab Il faudra des ann\u00e9es, voire des d\u00e9cennies, pour obtenir des condamnations d\u00e9finitives. Mais reconna\u00eetre la souffrance des victimes est essentiel pour reconstruire la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ukrainienne. \u00bb<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Avant de refermer la porte, il conclut : \u00ab Ce combat donne du sens \u00e0 ma vie. 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