This afternoon the International Auschwitz Committee’s remembrance sculpture bearing the message of the Auschwitz survivors was returned to Wittenbergplatz in Berlin where it now stands. The metal sculpture is based on an idea by the French artist Michéle Déodat and acts as a reminder of the letter ‘B’ which prisoners secretly created upside down in the inscription "ARBEIT MACHT FREI" (work makes you free) above the main gate to Auschwitz concentration camp. Trainees from Volkswagen in Hanover produced the 5-tonne sculpture.

It bears the message: “Remember: when injustices take place, when people are discriminated against and persecuted – never remain indifferent. Indifference kills.”

The Auschwitz survivors are dedicating the renewed installation of the statue, which previously stood in Brussels in front of the European Parliament, to the refugees who are currently undertaking perilous journeys to reach safety and a future in Europe, and above all to those people in Germany and Europe who are reaching out to the refugees with open arms. Roman Kent, Auschwitz survivor and President of the IAC in New York said: "It is these people who deserve our recognition and gratitude. They are often far ahead of their governments."