On 30 March 2026, appeal proceedings began in Bellinzona in the case against the former Gambian Minister of the Interior, Ousman Sonko, who was convicted at first instance of crimes against humanity. This new trial begins almost a decade after his arrest and nearly two years after a verdict considered historic, offering a renewed opportunity...
At FIBGAR, we are pleased to present the event report of the Congress on International Criminal Justice: Advances and Challenges in the Fight against Impunity, held on 26 February in Barcelona, in collaboration with the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. The Congress was...
Across the European Union, there is a significant gap between the promise of whistleblower protection and the real experiences of those who report wrongdoing. Current evidence underscores the urgent need for a fundamental strategic shift in both the conception and implementation of whistleblower protection, reveals the Needs Analysis Report released today by VoiceGuard project team. Individuals...
On 17 March, the event “Gender Justice and Universal Jurisdiction: Strengthening Access to Justice for Women and Girls” was held in New York, organised by FIBGAR in collaboration with the Asociación de Mujeres de Guatemala (AMG), within the framework of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70), the principal global intergovernmental forum dedicated to...
On 26 March, the regional seminar “Universal Jurisdiction: Critical Perspectives from Latin America” took place, organised by FIBGAR with the support of the Instituto Fray Bartolomé de las Casas. The event brought together jurists, academics, and representatives of civil society from Argentina and the region, with the aim of reflecting on the present and future...
The International Baltasar Garzón Foundation (FIBGAR), with the support of the Instituto Fray Bartolomé de las Casas, is pleased to announce the regional seminar “Universal Jurisdiction: Critical Perspectives from Latin America”, which will take place on 26 March from 9:00 to 14:30 in an online format. The event will bring together jurists, academics and human...
From FIBGAR, in collaboration with the Association of Women of Guatemala (AMG), we are pleased to announce the event “Gender Justice and Universal Jurisdiction: Strengthening Access to Justice for Women and Girls”, which will take place on March 17th, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Instituto Cervantes in New York. This event is...
25 February 2026 | Barcelona On 25 February in Barcelona, FIBGAR, within the framework of its initiative RAGAA (Raise Against Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan), together with People Help, Casa Asia, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal on Afghan Women, and the Diputació de Barcelona, will hold the roundtable “Afghan Women in Search of Stolen Justice: Anatomy of a...
On Friday 27 February, the first event of the year took place within the framework of the Women's Network for Memory and Democracy (REDMEM), organised together with Comisiones Obreras de Catalunya and in collaboration with the Catalan Association of Former Political Prisoners of Francoism. The conference, held in CCOO Catalunya headquarters located in Via Laietana (Barcelona),...
