torture Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:47:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png torture Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Between recognition and neglect: the outstanding debt to victims of torture https://fibgar.es/en/between-recognition-and-neglect-the-outstanding-debt-to-victims-of-torture/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=27027 On 26 June, as has been the case every year since 1997, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed. The truth is that, when referring to this day, particular emphasis is often placed on the international legal instruments designed to eradicate torture. However, the significance of the day does not lie...

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]]> Austria launches a historic trial under the principle of universal jurisdiction against two former Syrian officials accused of torture https://fibgar.es/en/austria-launches-a-historic-trial-under-the-principle-of-universal-jurisdiction-against-two-former-syrian-officials-accused-of-torture/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26968 The start of the trial on 1 June against two former senior officials of the former Syrian security apparatus at the Vienna Regional Court marks a new step forward in European efforts to ensure accountability for crimes committed during the Syrian conflict, and consolidates the growing use of universal jurisdiction by European national courts to...

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]]> Truth and justice for victims of torture, the great debt of our democracies https://fibgar.es/en/truth-and-justice-for-victims-of-torture-the-great-debt-of-our-democracies/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:25:34 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=23524 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...

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