Living with dignity: Collective experiences in the face of loss of housing and expulsion from the home.

Once again, in commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Sira Center is organizing a round table discussion to reflect on issues related to torture and/or ill-treatment. This...

How to improve the mental health of migrant children?

This Guide offers a practical roadmap for strengthening the mental health and emotional well-being of unaccompanied migrant children in Spain. Based on the systematization of the pilot experience in the Autonomous City of...

The intellectual work of Alberto Fernández Liria brings together professionals and leaders in mental health in an event recognizing his professional and activist career.

On June 4th, the event "The Intellectual Work of Alberto Fernández Liria: Rigor, Ethics and Social Commitment" was held in the auditorium of the Ministry of Health, a meeting dedicated to recognizing his professional career...

The impacts of police infiltration

Since the exposure of police infiltration in social movements across the country, Sira has accompanied and assessed virtually all of those affected using the Istanbul Protocol. These are some of the impacts...

Rubber Bullets | Esther Quintana Case

Esther Quintana lost her left eye after being hit by a rubber bullet in 2012. The Sira Center assessed her case to document the psychosocial impact this attack had on her life. Esther Quintana received...

The first victim of torture during the Franco regime to testify in a Spanish court

On September 15, 2023, after more than six years of legal battles in Spain and over 100 lawsuits filed, Julio Pacheco and Rosa García became the first people to testify before a...

A shadow report for the United Nations

On July 20 and 21, 2023, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Spain presented its seventh periodic report on the implementation of the Convention against Torture to the Committee against Torture...

The impacts of the power outage in Cañada Real

As a result of the power outage, the need for mental health care in the Cañada Real area has increased fivefold. The lack of electricity limits access to basic rights, generating impacts...

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