The potential of universal jurisdiction remains untapped, although a positive trend stands out. This is what the 2024 edition of the Universal Jurisdiction Annual Report prepared by TRIAL International, in collaboration with Civitas Maxima, the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR), the International Federation for Human Rights...
On the 16th of April 2024, the DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/1069 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation") has finally been published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive...
Today the Committee of Ministers finally of the Council of Europe (CoE) adopted the Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)2 on countering the use of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). Despite not being legally binding on Council of Europe members, it will significantly influence norms across 46 nations. It calls on member states to devise comprehensive and effective strategies...
On 3 April, the fourth seminar took place as part of our project VOCES - Civil society voices for a more sustainable democracy: dialogue between Europe and Latin America. In this case, it was held under the title "Political instability: immediate consequences". This event counted with the outstanding participation of María Fernanda Poveda, who participated...
In a scenario where diverse current issues are increasingly intertwined, the preservation and transmission of democratic memory stands as a fundamental pillar for the construction of a democratic society and a resilient rule of law. In this context, the online seminar we organized yesterday March 13 entitled "Art, Culture and Expression in Democratic Memory" framed...
In the digital and global landscape in which we find ourselves today, freedom of expression and information face unprecedented challenges that require critical attention and thoughtful action. These issues were the central focus of our first online seminar "Freedom of expression and information in the spotlight" of the project "Voices - Civil society voices for...
In a global context where environmental awareness and care for the environment are at the top of political agendas, last Tuesday marked a significant milestone for Europe with the approval of a new regulation that increases the number of environmental offenses under European Union criminal law. The urgency of protecting our planet from highly damaging practices...
Today, the European Parliament (EP) adopted the Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’), informally known as Daphne’s Law in honour of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia In a landmark decision for freedom of expression and human rights advocacy, the EP...
More than seventy years have passed since the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by Soviet troops, which marked a turning point in the history of humanity. This prompted the United Nations to recognize in 2005, through Resolution 60/7, the annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of...
From FIBGAR, we launched during the months of February, March and April, four virtual meetings that make up "The Memory Coffee". In them, the participants of the project ¡Memorízate! - Let’s commit to democratic memory! will talk about the research they carried out under the framework of the Academy for Democratic Memory and will debate...
