Buchenwald Memorial Mittelbau-Dora Memorial Museum Zwangsarbeit im NS

Statement by the ICBD

on the AfD party conference in Erfurt on 4 and 5

On 4 and 5 July 2026, the AfD is holding its national party conference in Erfurt – within sight of the bell tower of the Buchenwald Memorial and coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the NSDAP party conference in Weimar. On this occasion, the International Committee Buchenwald Dora and Kommandos (ICBD) expressly endorses the demand made by the International Auschwitz Committee on 11 February 2026: The Federal Government, the Federal Parliament or the Federal Council must finally create the conditions for proceedings to ban the AfD before the Federal Constitutional Court. It must be made clear that a party which is anti-constitutional and, in some respects, demonstrably far-right, must be reined in within the Federal Republic of Germany before it undermines democratic structures itself.

02.07.2026

The prisoners of the Buchenwald and Mittelbau-Dora concentration camps and their satellite
camps – like all those persecuted under National Socialism – have experienced first-hand what it
means when people are denied their humanity.
The AfD trivializes Nazi crimes, draws positive parallels with German fascism, and works
vehemently against the hard-won memorial sites and educational institutions dedicated to the
history of Nazi crimes. We condemn this in the strongest possible terms!
A motion to ban something may entail risks – but failing to do so entails far greater risks. In the
interests of democracy – for which many concentration camp prisoners also fought, and which
protects fundamental rights and defends minorities – we must not hesitate any longer.

cibd@buchenwald-dora.fr

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