Dresden reveals cruel secrets of the GDR trippers!

Dresden reveals cruel secrets of the GDR trippers!

The municipal clinic in Dresden has set itself the goal of working on a dark episode of GDR history: the so-called "ribs", in which thousands of girls and women were treated against their will. These facilities were part of a repressive system that not only wanted to heal diseases, but also exercised social control. MDR reports that numerous women and girls were regularly locked in the vein of the Hospital of Friedrichstadt between 1961 and 1989.

These "ribs" were not only medical facilities, but also tools for re -education. The suspicion of venereal diseases or denunciations often led to forced instruction. On closer inspection, it becomes clear that it was primarily about the discipline of women and girls who did not meet the norms of socialist society. A sad example is the case of Jana Mendes-Bogas, which was taken up by the security service at the age of 15 and brought to such a station.

What happened in these institutions? According to Geo , the inmates experienced cruel abuse. Women reported gynecological examinations that were often carried out brutally and without medical necessity. Many of them were insulted as "drivers", even if they were mostly very healthy. Often they had to work as cleaning staff and were simply stamped as "anti -social".

A particularly contradictory aspect of this time was that many of the treated women only landed there due to rumors or denunciations. Psychologists like Mathias Mohr have made it clear how the self -powerful actions of the doctors represented a form of dictatorship. The Federal Center for Political Education indicates that closed vein stations were part of the controlling healthcare system in the GDR, that was monitored by the Ministry of State Security.

processing of history

Well, decades later, the municipal clinic is actively looking for contemporary witnesses in order to process this experience. It is a painful but necessary process to name the injustice and to hear the victims. Despite the severe heritage, Mendes-Bogas emphasizes how important it is not to deny history, even if the memories cannot be reversed.

The shadows of the past are long and the stories associated with these "ribs" must be told. It is a challenge that affects not only those responsible, but also the entire society.