Tenants“ union: ”Seeing a family being thrown out of their home is violence that you can't dissociate yourself from".”

Sabina Carau, spokesperson of the Union of tenants, participated in the round table “Psycho-legal strategies for the defence of housing”, in the framework of the event “Seamos Cien”, organised by the Sira Centre. The event also included the psychologist...

The Sira Centre provides an expert witness to a young man who denounces the Syrian government in the United States for the torture he suffered.

Obada Mzaik, detained and tortured in 2012 in a Syrian detention centre, seeks justice, accountability for the Syrian regime and reparations for himself and other torture victims. At the request of the Center for Justice and...

Towards psychosocial communication: How to interview victims of violence

The guide «Towards a psychosocial communication» is aimed at communication professionals, activists and social movements working in contexts of human rights violations and psychosocial trauma. Among other actions, the manual aims to provide some key information on the...

Can communication repair the harm of victims of violence and trauma?

Communication can play a key role, as long as it is understood from a community and transformative perspective. Over time, at Sira we have had the opportunity to accompany various people affected by communication processes. Thanks to their contributions...

Balas de goma. Me quedo con la dignidad

I keep the dignity

Balas de Goma not only portrays the long and exhausting legal battle that Carles and Ester have faced. It is also a reflection of the power of the collective, of how necessary care and solidarity are in order to...

Blanca Serra declara como víctima de tortura franquista

Blanca Serra testifies as a victim of Franco's torture before the Public Prosecutor's Office for Democratic Memory

For the first time in Spain, a victim of torture committed during Franco's regime testifies before a prosecutor specialising in historical memory and human rights The complaint, filed by Irídia with the support of Òmnium Cultural...

Portada tortura en Palestina

House arrest as a form of torture in Palestine

In Palestine, house arrest constitutes a systematic practice that deeply affects the population, with special emphasis on children and political leaders SARA LÓPEZ MARTÍN | Head of Legal Work Over the last decade, there has been a...

Acto 50 años de impunidad

Breaking impunity: memory, truth and justice 50 years after Franco's regime

On the eve of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Sira Centre and La Comuna Presxs are organising the event “50 years of impunity”, a day to look back and analyse the consequences of...

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