From May 12 to 14, 2026, the island of Malta will host one of the most significant gatherings for the European local democracy network: the General Assembly of ALDA – the European Association for Local Democracy. Under the theme “Local Democracy that Delivers”, this edition will be more than an institutional meeting. It will be a...
On 12 May, our honorary president Baltasar Garzón travelled, alongside Nadia Gayoso, FIBGAR’s head of democratic memory, to the University of Granada, where they took part in the eighth Day of Truth. This Day of Truth is an initiative organised by the university’s own G.W. Leibniz Chair. The event was opened with a few words from...
“The earth belongs to everyone, just like the air,” wrote the poet Jorge Debravo, alluding to the longing for a world without borders. Today, millions of people lack access to the basic conditions needed to live with dignity in their countries of origin and turn to migration in search of new opportunities, with the aim of...
Latin America and Europe Ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit: Shared Rhetoric, Real Gaps Researcher Par Engstrom has just published two reports commissioned by the European Parliament on human rights and accountability in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the context of the 4th EU-CELAC Summit (Santa Marta, November 2025). The overall assessment is clear: the region...
Following several months of analysis, research and data collection, we are pleased to announce that the report “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience” has now been published and is freely available to the public. This document, part of our project co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, aims to identify the main challenges...
On 21 April 2026, a new edition of the Annual Report on Universal Jurisdiction (UJAR 2026) was published, produced by TRIAL International in collaboration with various organisations specialising in international justice. The report covers the main developments in 2025 regarding universal jurisdiction and other forms of extraterritorial jurisdiction, confirming its growing importance as a key...
According to the latest corruption index published by Transparency International, although Europe ranks as the least corrupt region, the reality is that anti-corruption measures in recent years have been limited. Given this trend, in December 2025 the Parliament and the Council provisionally approved a new directive to tackle corruption in the European Union. This directive emerged...
Next Tuesday, 28 April 2026, from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm, the event “Spain as a promoter of the gender perspective in the fight against impunity: a strategic assessment from the perspective of global justice” will be held in the AECID Auditorium (Av. Reyes Católicos 4, Madrid). The event forms part of the project of the...
On 25 March 2026, the Court of Appeal in The Hague upheld the conviction of Hasna A., a 33-year-old Dutch national from Hengelo with links to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), for her involvement in various offences, including slavery as a crime against humanity against a Yazidi woman. This decision consolidates the fight against impunity...
On 30 March 2026, appeal proceedings began in Bellinzona in the case against the former Gambian Minister of the Interior, Ousman Sonko, who was convicted at first instance of crimes against humanity. This new trial begins almost a decade after his arrest and nearly two years after a verdict considered historic, offering a renewed opportunity...
