Human Rights Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:20:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png Human Rights Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Law 20/2022 on Democratic Memory: three years on, what is the current situation? https://fibgar.es/en/law-20-2022-on-democratic-memory-three-years-on-what-is-the-current-situation/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26013 Three years have passed since Law 20/2022 on Democratic Memory (hereinafter LMD) came into force on 21 October 2022. This law expands and updates the 2007 Historical Memory Law, adapting it to new social and political circumstances and to the recommendations made by the United Nations and other international organisations and NGOs. However, passing a...

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]]> Democracy Labs: a completed project to strengthen the memory and defence of democracy https://fibgar.es/en/democracy-labs-a-completed-project-to-strengthen-the-memory-and-defence-of-democracy/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:20:03 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26065 We are bringing the ‘Democracy Labs’ project to a close, an educational initiative developed in the province of Valencia with the aim of strengthening European democratic memory, encouraging critical thinking and promoting citizenship committed to democratic values and human rights. The project, developed in collaboration with the Provincial Council of Valencia, has provided a space...

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]]> Screening and Discussion of “As Duas Casas de Xustiza” in Cambados: A Encounter with Restorative Justice https://fibgar.es/en/screening-and-discussion-of-as-duas-casas-de-xustiza-in-cambados-a-encounter-with-restorative-justice/ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25848 Last Friday, December 12, as part of the activities linked to International Human Rights Day, the screening of the film “As Duas Casas de Xustiza” took place in Cambados, followed by an enriching discussion. The event was jointly organized by the Cambados City Council and FIBGAR, and brought together local residents, professionals from the social...

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]]> FIBGAR Commemorates Human Rights Day in Cambados with Full Reading of the Universal Declaration https://fibgar.es/en/fibgar-commemorates-human-rights-day-in-cambados-with-full-reading-of-the-universal-declaration/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:02:50 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25839 On December 10, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, FIBGAR organized a commemorative event in Cambados, bringing together local authorities, residents, and representatives of various social organizations. The day, marked by solemnity and a strong commitment to the defense of fundamental rights, included a public gathering and a full reading of the Universal...

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]]> FIBGAR has been registered in the State Register of Democratic Memory Entities https://fibgar.es/en/fibgar-has-been-registered-in-the-state-register-of-democratic-memory-entities/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25687 The Baltasar Garzón International Foundation (FIBGAR) has been officially recognised as a memory organisation with its registration in the State Register of Democratic Memory Organisations, under the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory. This registration represents significant institutional support for the work that FIBGAR has been carrying out in defence of human rights, universal...

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]]> Join the campaign: “Democracy isn’t inherited. It must be built. Raise your voice.” https://fibgar.es/en/join-the-campaign-democracy-isnt-inherited-it-must-be-built-raise-your-voice/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:55:28 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25595 At FIBGAR, we are launching the campaign “Democracy isn’t inherited. It must be built. Raise your voice.”, a call to citizens and the legal community to protect human rights, defend democracy, and fight impunity. Twenty-three years ago, Spain mobilized against the Iraq war, showing that civil society can influence political decisions and demand respect for international law...

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]]> European Day of Remembrance for Victims of All Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes: the threat that never rests https://fibgar.es/en/european-day-of-remembrance-for-victims-of-all-totalitarian-and-authoritarian-regimes-the-threat-that-never-rests/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24955 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....

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]]> Human trafficking: modern slavery https://fibgar.es/en/human-trafficking-modern-slavery/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25011 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...

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]]> Renewing the aight Against organised crime from the bottom up: citizenship, youth, and democracy in the face of a growing threat https://fibgar.es/en/renewing-the-aight-against-organised-crime-from-the-bottom-up-citizenship-youth-and-democracy-in-the-face-of-a-growing-threat/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24928 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...

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]]> María’s civil identity: a historic breaktrhough in the enforced diseappearance of minors in Spain https://fibgar.es/en/marias-civil-identity-a-historic-breaktrhough-in-the-enforced-diseappearance-of-minors-in-spain/ Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:16:18 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24944 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...

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