Protecting the oceans is an essential task for the survival of life on Earth. On June 8, World Oceans Day is celebrated to highlight the value and importance of the oceans as a source of life and sustenance for living things and to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect and preserve them. In 1992,...
In the last 50 years, global plastic production has grown exponentially, leaving in its wake 9.2 billion tons of plastic between 1950 and 2017, as stated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Of that large amount of waste, 7 billion ended up between landfills and different natural environments, so that every minute the equivalent...
In the framework of the PATFOXproject, last May 17 2023 we gave the virtual conference "SLAPPs: new forms of abuse of the law", organized with the support of ELSA Barcelona UB. ELSA is an international, independent, non-political and non-profit organization, run by and for students and recent graduates, who are interested in achieving academic and personal...
This week the Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe-also known as the Council of Europe Summit-is taking place in Reykjavik to reinforce the Council's key mission of safeguarding and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law. This is the fourth Council of Europe Summit since its establishment...
Today, May 9, is Europe Day, a date to commemorate peace and unity in the ancient continent. This day was marked as it coincides with the anniversary of the well-known Schuman Declaration of 1950, which was born as a new way to cooperate politically between nations and had the vision of avoiding possible future wars...
One year ago, on April 27, 2022 the European Commission (EC) adopted a proposal for an anti-SLAPP Directive, which is expected to provide procedural safeguards against commonly referred to as "strategic lawsuits against public participation" (SLAPPs) when they are related to civil matters and have cross-border implications. The proposed package is based on three key pillars...
April 22, 2023 is International Mother Earth Day. This day focuses on emphasizing the importance of rebuilding our deteriorated relationship with nature. It is a worldwide awareness campaign that seeks to raise awareness of the threats to the well-being of the planet and the life it supports. The United Nations General Assembly declared April 22 International...
This week has been published the latest Annual Review of Universal Jurisdiction 2023, conducted by Trial International, where international cases occurred in the last year are collected and reviewed under three principles of extraterritorial jurisdiction: the principle of universal jurisdiction and the principles of active personality and passive personality. It should be noted that...
As an extension of the Memorízate y Memorízate - Activemos la memoria project, Memorízate - ¡Comprometámonos con la memoria! Academy for democratic memory in which the Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón (FIBGAR), thanks to funding from the Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Democratic Memory, will offer the opportunity...
Last week we participated in the Third World Forum on Human Rights March 20-24, 2023 in the city of Buenos Aires, organized by the International Center for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH-UNESCO) and the Secretariat of Human Rights of Argentina. The World Forum on Human Rights is a space for deliberation and exchange of experiences...
