Commemorating the victims of Nazism and Stalinism today is essential. Not only because the victims and survivors of such systems of hatred and repression deserve it, but also because we are witnessing a rise in extremist rhetoric in Europe that is very reminiscent of that which was promulgated on the continent during the 20th century. Discourse...
Human trafficking is a serious violation of human rights that directly threatens basic guarantees such as life, liberty, and security. Traffickers strip victims of their dignity and treat them as mere commodities. This series of rights violated by the crime of trafficking, which are considered inherent and inalienable to human beings, is regulated in the...
Organised crime is no longer a hidden phenomenon operating on the margins of the system. In Europe, criminal networks operate with alarming sophistication, infiltrating economies, corrupting institutions, and undermining the daily lives of millions of people. The situation is critical: organised crime does not only kill or traffic—it quietly buys influence, destabilises local governments, displaces communities...
On 8 July, María Bueno, president of the Alumbra Association and the International Platform Te Estamos Buscando (We Are Looking for You), received an official certificate from the Civil Registry recognising the civil existence of her daughter María, born on Christmas Day 1981 in a village in the province of Cádiz. Her case is one...
It is difficult to explain to someone who is unfamiliar with everything that happened during the Civil War, Franco's regime and the transition to democracy what it means that, 50 years after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, one of those responsible for crimes during the transition in our country has been summoned to testify....
"The task of politics is to prevent conflict; the task of education is to establish peace. We must convince the world of the need for a universal, collective effort to lay the foundations for peace." Maria Montessori Every May 16, the world celebrates the International Day of Living Together in Peace, a date that was established by...
The Council of Europe’s 2024 annual report by the Secretary General, “Towards a New Democratic Pact for Europe”, offers a timely and urgent reflection on the state of democracy across the continent. Despite Europe’s relatively strong performance in global indices on human rights and democratic governance, the report reveals deep and persistent challenges to democratic institutions,...
On Wednesday 7 May 2025, our head of democratic memory and transitional justice, Nadia Gayoso, was at the Provincial Council of Badajoz together with Manuel Candalija, Director of the Department of Culture, Sport and Youth, and Juan Francisco Ceballos, Head of the Historical and Democratic Memory Service, presenting the two activities that FIBGAR will carry...
Europe Day is celebrated every May 9, a commemorative date that invites us to reflect on the origins, the journey and the future of the European project. This day celebrates the Schuman Declaration, pronounced in 1950, as the starting point of a united Europe, whose raison d'être is to ensure peace and cooperation among peoples...
‘For hundreds of thousands of years, man has struggled to make a place for himself in nature. For the first time in the history of our species, the situation has been reversed and today it is indispensable to make a place for nature in the world of man’. With this sentence by the Argentinean poet Santiago...
