FIBGAR https://fibgar.es/en/ Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:17:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png FIBGAR https://fibgar.es/en/ 32 32 UNGA 81: Human Rights, International Law and the Future of Multilateralism https://fibgar.es/en/unga-81-human-rights-international-law-and-the-future-of-multilateralism/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:17:01 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27701 From 22 to 28 September 2026, world leaders gathered in New York for the general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held as part of the 2026 United Nations High-Level Week. Under the theme “Restoring trust, managing transformation: a United Nations that responds to the needs of all”, the...

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]]> The International Prosecution of Ecocide: Opportunities, Limits and Challenges https://fibgar.es/en/the-international-prosecution-of-ecocide-opportunities-limits-and-challenges/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:46:45 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27690 The severity of environmental damage and the current climate situation have reignited the debate that began some years ago about the need to strengthen international criminal accountability mechanisms. The destruction of ecosystems, pollution and the indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources can—and indeed do—have consequences that transcend state borders, while the prosecution of those responsible continues...

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]]> FIBGAR Argentina launches a training series on environmental democracy, conflicts, territory and gender https://fibgar.es/en/fibgar-argentina-launches-a-training-series-on-environmental-democracy-conflicts-territory-and-gender/ Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:08:30 +0000 https://fibgar.es/fibgar-argentina-is-launching-a-training-series-on-environmental-democracy-conflicts-territory-and-gender/ An initiative arising from strategic collaboration with the Office of the Ombudsperson of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, with the support of the Network of Women in Environmental Dialogue.

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]]> Protecting those who speak up is everyone’s responsibility: VoiceGuard completes its training in Spain with 44 professionals https://fibgar.es/en/protecting-those-who-speak-up-is-everyones-responsibility-voiceguard-completes-its-training-in-spain-with-44-professionals/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27635 FIBGAR has completed the VoiceGuard project training sessions in Spain, two editions aimed at those who manage reporting channels, advise whistleblowers, or work in the legal, compliance and public administration fields. The first edition took place on 15 and 16 September 2026 and the second on 1 and 2 October. In total, 44 people took...

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]]> DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION: Current challenges to an essential relationship https://fibgar.es/en/democracy-and-freedom-of-expression-current-challenges-to-an-essential-relationship/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27645 It is well known that freedom of expression is one of the essential foundations of democracy. There is a close and interdependent relationship between the two. It is therefore no coincidence that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has described freedom of expression as a “cornerstone” of the very existence of a democratic society. For...

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]]> 63rd Session of the Human Rights Council: Towards the Recognition and Criminalisation of Gender Apartheid https://fibgar.es/en/63rd-session-of-the-human-rights-council-towards-the-recognition-and-criminalisation-of-gender-apartheid/ Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:36:15 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27627 The 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council placed the situation of Afghan women and girls at the centre of international debate. Five years after the Taliban regained control of the country in August 2021, the restrictions imposed by the regime are no longer being presented as isolated measures but have come to...

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]]> Joint Statement: States must ensure civil society participation in negotiations on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity https://fibgar.es/en/joint-statement-states-must-ensure-civil-society-participation-in-negotiations-on-the-convention-on-the-prevention-and-punishment-of-crimes-against-humanity/ Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:29:01 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27596 The Baltasar Garzón International Foundation (FIBGAR), as a member of the Coalition for a Crimes against Humanity Convention (C-CAH), has signed a joint statement urging States to ensure effective, inclusive and non-discriminatory civil society participation in negotiations on the future Convention on Crimes against Humanity. Published on 12 October 2026, the statement was issued on...

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]]> FIBGAR completes the first round of workshops for ‘Young People with Memory: Badajoz in Democracy’ https://fibgar.es/en/fibgar-completes-the-first-round-of-workshops-for-young-people-with-memory-badajoz-in-democracy/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:42:58 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27545 The initiative, funded by the Badajoz Provincial Council, brings democratic memory and human rights to secondary school pupils in the province through participatory workshops on the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship. Last week, the Baltasar Garzón International Foundation (FIBGAR) concluded the first round of workshops for the ‘Young People with Memory: Badajoz in Democracy’...

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]]> Joint statement:  Urgent Call for Action: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court from Unlawful US Attacks https://fibgar.es/en/joint-statement-urgent-call-for-action-states-must-act-now-to-protect-the-international-criminal-court-from-unlawful-us-attacks/ Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:52:20 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27537 The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), the more than 120 undersigned organisations from over 60 countries representing all regions, and dozens of legal experts, human rights defenders and members of the European Parliament, condemn unequivocally and in the strongest terms the decision byco the United States (US) to impose unlawful sanctions on the...

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]]> Truth, Justice and Reparation: The Unfinished Architecture of Transitional Justice https://fibgar.es/en/truth-justice-and-reparation-the-unfinished-architecture-of-transitional-justice/ Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27520 There is a moment, in every society emerging from mass violence, when the law runs out of easy answers. Trials cannot try everyone. Archives are incomplete or deliberately destroyed. Perpetrators die, flee, or are protected by the very institutions meant to hold them accountable. Out of that impasse, over the last half-century, the international community...

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