Sequía en el Amazonas: estamos en medio de una pandemia climática La crisis climática y ambiental que está afectando a la Amazonía, sin duda alguna, dejará consecuencias muy negativas en los ecosistemas de nuestro mundo. Al respecto, Gregorio Mirabal, miembro del pueblo indígena Kurripako de Venezuela, sostiene que lo que está sucediendo es una ‘‘pandemia climática’’,...
En el marco del 25° período de sesiones del Comité contra Desapariciones Forzadas, se adoptó y lanzó la primera Observación General sobre las desapariciones forzadas de personas durante procesos migratorios, en la cual se analiza la importancia de los Estados en la protección de los derechos humanos de los migrantes, especialmente, los que se encuentran...
Gaza crisis: Israel orders evacuation amid impending offensive Last October 13, Israel issued an urgent evacuation order for more than one million Palestinians in northern Gaza, warning that they had just 24 hours before an imminent ground offensive. This measure, described as "impossible" by the UN, has triggered devastating humanitarian consequences . So far, the...
Every October 15, since 2007, the work of rural and indigenous women around the world is commemorated. Under the initiative of the United Nations, Resolution 62/136, approved on December 18, 2007, recognized the importance of women living in rural areas, so that work could be done to improve their situation. Considering that women are already...
October 10 marks a milestone in the ongoing struggle to abolish this controversial practice worldwide. This day not only pays tribute to those who have fought tirelessly against capital punishment, but also reminds us of the urgent need to put an end to this extreme form of punishment. The origin of this initiative is to be...
European Union: concern over new changes in asylum and migration policies European Union (EU) leaders have agreed on a stance against surges in arrivals at Europe's borders and cases of "instrumentalization" of migrants. This agreement would allow EU member states to deviate from the bloc' s usual asylum and reception rules. Amnesty International has expressed concern about...
On the occasion of the International Day of Peace, last September 21, FIBGAR held its third Anti-SLAPP seminar within the framework of the European project PATFox (Pioneering AntiSLAPP Training for Freedom of Expression). The event "Confronting SLAPPs: New Threats to Freedom of Expression and Information". was organized with the support of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB),...
The dispute between Ukraine and Russia before the International Court of Justice is progressing. The first week of hearings in the proceedings brought by Ukraine before the ICJ for alleged violations of the Genocide Convention concluded last Thursday, the 21st. Russia claimed that the cause of its invasion was to defend the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine, who,...
Prosecutor's Office supports investigation of torture case during Franco's regime Carlos Vallejo, a trade unionist with the Comisiones Obreras, was tortured for 21 days in the Via Laietana police station in Barcelona in 1970. 53 years later, a small step towards the end of impunity for the crimes of Franco's regime has been taken thanks to...
Every year since 1981, the International Day of Peace has been celebrated worldwide on September 21. The initiative was born in the General Assembly of the United Nations, as a reminder of the promotion of peace as one of the main purposes set forth in the Charter of the United Nations. It is materialized for...
