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On World Whistleblowers Day, we are launching a Best Practices Research Report in the field of whistleblower protection, the most recent research carried out in VoiceGuard project. The Best Practices Report released today provides a practical roadmap for strengthening whistleblower protection across the European Union.  It builds directly on the empirical findings of the Needs Analysis...

The start of the trial on 1 June against two former senior officials of the former Syrian security apparatus at the Vienna Regional Court marks a new step forward in European efforts to ensure accountability for crimes committed during the Syrian conflict, and consolidates the growing use of universal jurisdiction by European national courts to...

The process of adopting an International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity continues to move forward within the United Nations. In this regard, following years of debate in the International Law Commission and the General Assembly, the process has entered a new phase with the publication of the proposed amendments submitted...

The Baltasar Garzón International Foundation (FIBGAR) officially presents the project “Rethinking universal jurisdiction: contemporary challenges and recommendations to strengthen the fight against impunity”, a global initiative aimed at critically analysing the current application of universal jurisdiction and contributing to its strengthening as a fundamental tool in the fight against impunity for the most serious international...

The case brought before the Argentine federal courts under the principle of universal jurisdiction to investigate crimes against humanity committed in Venezuela continues to make significant progress. The proceedings, which had already set a historic precedent following the confirmation of the jurisdiction of the Argentine courts to investigate these events, now mark a new key...

On 3 June 2026, we held the event “Child Enforced Disappearances: Dialogue for Justice and Legislative Change. Voices of the Victims”, together with the Te Estamos Buscando Platform, the ABRA Association, SOS Bebés Robados Cataluña, ALUMBRA and Adelante Bebés Robados, at the Madrid Press Association. This event, part of the advocacy project developed by FIBGAR and...

Over three intense days, Madrid became the world capital of feminist foreign policy. FIBGAR had the privilege of participating in three key spaces that brought together civil society, parliamentarians, governments and international organisations around a common agenda: advancing equality, human rights and justice as fundamental pillars of peace and democracy. The week began at the headquarters...

The transposition of the European Whistleblower Protection Directive has created a regulatory framework, but the data reveals that most organisations still lack the institutional maturity to make that framework work. When, in 2019, the European Parliament adopted Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law, it did so in the belief...

Every 23 May, the European Union commemorates the EU Day against Impunity for Genocide, Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes, an initiative launched in 2016 under the auspices of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in cooperation with the European Commission, Eurojust and the Genocide Network. The date aims to reinforce Europe’s...