Thousands of children have their childhood stolen as they are forced to participate in armed conflicts. Whether as combatants, spies, sexual slaves or in other roles within armed groups, they witness killings and are victims of torture, ill-treatment and rape. The physical and psychological consequences they face are devastating. According to the United Nations report titled...
Violence against women constitutes one of the most serious forms of discrimination and a fundamental violation of human rights: “its physical, sexual and mental consequences, both immediate and long-term, can be devastating”. In this context, the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) has recently evaluated the policies...
In Argentina, the ruling party of President Javier Milei has continued with its public policy of attack against the fundamental areas of the transitional process. This time, it has been reported by various mass media, human rights organisations and jurists working on cases against humanity that The Navy has begun to move the extensive General Archive...
Data Protection Day, celebrated every January 28th, aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting personal data from a human rights perspective. This date commemorates the signing of the Council of Europe's Convention 108 in 1981, the first international treaty establishing standards for the protection of personal data. The protection of this data is...
We had the honor of attending the First International Congress on Enforced Disappearances, held from January 15 to 16 in Geneva. This landmark event was co-organized by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), the UN Human Rights Office, and the Convention against Enforced Disappearances...
On January 8th, the “Books with Memory” event was organized by FIBGAR and the Valencian publisher Vinatea, in collaboration with the Diputación de Valencia. This event was an opportunity to reflect on Spain's historical memory while expressing solidarity with the families affected by the DANA in Valencia. Maria Garzón, President of FIBGAR, participated alongside Baltasar Garzón and Luis...
December 10, 1984 marked a milestone in the struggle for human rights: the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT). The Convention entered into force in 1987, establishing itself as a cornerstone in the prevention and eradication of torture worldwide. States that have ratified...
What was the first seed of what we know today as Human Rights? Who led the process of drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? These were some of the questions we asked on December 10 for the International Human Rights Day in an event presented by Luis Cañizares, multidisciplinary artist and curator of the Human...
On November 21, the inauguration of the “Delito de Silencio” project was held, an initiative focused on raising awareness of the global human rights crisis through the use of art and words, highlighting the value of both tools. During the event there was an exhibition by the multidisciplinary artist Luis Cañizares, and a presentation of...
