Each year on 30 July, we observe World Day Against Trafficking in Persons as preventing and combating trafficking must be a priority for the international community. Human trafficking destroys humanity. It is one of the most egregious violations of human rights. This serious and violent crime, often perpetrated within the framework of organised crime, affects people...
We are currently living in a Fourth Industrial Revolution characterized by full automation of production processes due to the influence of artificial intelligence (AI), digital technology and the internet of things. AI is commonly seen as a tool capable of making completely objective decisions, free of bias and prejudice. However, as the use of AI continues...
The Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) has published the first standard “UNE-ISO 53800: 2024. Guidelines for the promotion and implementation of gender equality and women's empowerment”. ISO 53800 is a standard that includes a series of guidelines for organizations to promote and implement gender equality and women's empowerment. These guidelines apply to all types of organizations,...
Today, July 17, we celebrate International Criminal Justice Day, a date all the more relevant as the world faces turbulent times. This day commemorates the historic adoption of the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the international community at a diplomatic conference in Rome on July 17, 1998. It marked the end of a long...
Since 2020, every year in early July, the European Commission usually publishes the annual Rule of Law Report, which examines Member States' development in the field of justice on four specific axes: the judicial system, the anti-corruption legal framework, media pluralism and other institutional issues on checks and balances.It is a separate initiative from the...
Last May, the General Assembly of the United Nations, in a Resolution, initiated by Germany, Bosnia and Rwanda, established 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Remembrance of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide. The Bosnian war, which took place between 1992 and 1995, saw the largest massacre witnessed on European soil since World War II,...
The eighteenth edition of the Summer Courses, to be held on July 15 and 16 in Torres, is one week away. Since its inception, FIBGAR organizes the Summer Courses in the town of Torres (Jaén), in conjunction with the Center for Lifelong Learning and Complementary Training of the University of Jaén, and the collaboration of the...
Falta una semana a la decimoctava edición de los Cursos de Verano, que se celebrarán los días 15 y 16 de julio en Torres. Desde sus inicios, FIBGAR organiza los Cursos de Verano en la localidad de Torres (Jaén), en conjunto con el Centro de Formación Permanente y Formación Complementaria de la Universidad de Jaén, y...
Hate speech, one of the most insidious issues of our time, has found a way to nurture, grow and take root: social networks. In the digital age, negative voices are amplified and enjoy an anonymity never seen before, fostering media literacy among society and especially among young people. On June 18, we celebrate the International Day...
The United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is commemorated every June 26, due to the entry into force in 1987 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, reaffirming that torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are prohibited and constitute serious...
