Elaboramos peritajes médico-psicológicos, asegurando siempre el acompañamiento psicojurídico de las personas.Somos especialistas en la aplicación del Protocolo de Estambul, el manual internacional para la documentación legal y forense de presuntos casos de malos tratos o tortura. Ver más

Atención terapéutica

Nuestro centro brinda atención terapéutica especializada a víctimas de trauma, crisis o duelo, desde una perspectiva psicosocial, transcultural, sistémica y de género.Trabajamos para que las personas afectadas por la violencia recuperen sus mecanismos de afrontamiento. Ver más

Estudiamos la tortura contemporánea y otras vulneraciones de Derechos Humanos vinculadas a nuestro trabajo. Investigamos la violencia y sus consecuencias. Ver más

¿A quién está dirigido el trabajo del Centro Sira?

Acompañamos a personas que han sufrido tortura, malos tratos, violencia institucional o migratoria, así como a profesionales y organizaciones que trabajan en estos contextos.

¿Qué tipo de atención terapéutica ofrecen?

Ofrecemos atención psicológica especializada con enfoque psicosocial, de género y transcultural, adaptada a las necesidades de cada persona o colectivo.

¿Realizan informes periciales para procesos legales?

Sí. Elaboramos peritajes médico-psicológicos con base en el Protocolo de Estambul, utilizados en procedimientos de asilo, justicia penal y derechos humanos.

¿Cómo puedo acceder a sus formaciones?

Disponemos de cursos online y talleres presenciales. Puedes ver la oferta actual aquí o escribirnos para recibir una propuesta formativa personalizada.

Centre for the Care of Victims of Ill-treatment and Torture

Centro Sira is a centre specialised in therapeutic care and psychosocial counselling for victims of torture and human rights violations.

Comprehensive support for victims of violence

Since our foundation, the Sira Centre has provided comprehensive support to more than 1000 people affected by violence. We seek to guarantee mechanisms for strategic and psycho-legal investigation of rights violations, strengthening the coping mechanisms and resilience of the victims.

We accompany people to regain control of their lives and stand up for the truth of their stories. We confront violence. We promote justice and reparation.

We accompany people to regain control of their lives and stand up for the truth of their stories.

Specialised care, from a clinical, legal and psychosocial perspective.

Expertise

We prepare medical-psychological expert opinions, always ensuring the psycho-legal accompaniment of individuals.

We are specialists in the application of the Istanbul Protocol, the international manual for the legal and forensic documentation of alleged cases of ill-treatment or torture.

Therapeutic care

Our centre provides specialised therapeutic care for victims of trauma, crisis or bereavement from a psychosocial, cross-cultural, systemic and gender perspective, working to enable people affected by violence to recover their coping mechanisms.

Research

We study contemporary torture and other human rights violations related to our work. We investigate violence and its consequences.

Online and face-to-face training

We offer virtual and face-to-face teaching spaces based on our experience in accompanying survivors of ill-treatment and torture.

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The Sira Centre has a research area dedicated to the medical-psychological study of the contemporary concept of torture and other human rights violations related to our work. We investigate violence and its consequences. We seek to share our research. We aim to generate new perspectives and theoretical developments.

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Frequently asked questions

Some of the doubts that arise when thinking about our project

Who is the work of the Sira Centre aimed at?

We accompany people who have suffered torture, ill-treatment, institutional or migratory violence, as well as professionals and organisations working in these contexts.

What kind of therapeutic care do you offer?

We offer specialised psychological care with a psychosocial, gender and cross-cultural approach, adapted to the needs of each person or group.

Do you provide expert reports for legal proceedings?

Yes, we provide medical-psychological expertise based on the Istanbul Protocol, which is used in asylum, criminal justice and human rights procedures.

How can I access your training courses?

We offer online courses and face-to-face workshops. You can see the current offer here or write to us to receive a personalised training proposal.

Listen to our new podcast!

Brechas - Stories to accompany us is a project of the communication area of the Sira Centre. Listen to the stories of some of the people we accompany from the organisation, people affected by different forms of violence, in different historical moments and contexts, who have turned their words into an act of resistance and defence. You can also find it on El Salto Radio.