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Joana Conill: «I didn't know how to explain to my friends that my father was tortured».»

Following the screening of the documentary "The Stork of Burgos," we spoke with its director, Joana Conill, about memory and antifascism. With this film, we conclude our short Film and Human Rights Series, "Accompanying to Break the Silence." After the screening of the documentary "The Stork of Burgos," its director, Joana Conill, spoke with the coordinator of the Sira Center, Gabriela […]

Civil society presents the 10 Red Lines of the Gag Laws in the Congress of Deputies

With the Citizen Security Law turning nine this month, No Somos Delito (We Are Not Crime) and other civil society organizations have released a document outlining the limits the government must apply. They presented it alongside movements and individuals affected by the Gag Laws and called for firm commitments from the government.

Police violence and opportunities for change

There are laws that allow police violence to continue without being properly punished, perpetuating a cycle of abuse and human rights violations. PAU PÉREZ | Clinical Director of the Sira Center. Next June 26th marks World Day Against Torture, a significant date to reflect on the progress and challenges […]

A Plan for Improving Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms in Police Forces

Irídia and Novact present an Action Plan with 36 recommendations for the Government, aimed at creating an independent mechanism to monitor police actions. Pau Pérez Sales and Sara López Martín, along with experts in the field, participate in the presentation of the Plan promoted by the Center for the Defense of Human Rights […]

93% of migrants in Mexico report having been detained in inhumane conditions.

Yuriria Salvador and Josué Gómez, both from the Fray Matías de Córdova Human Rights Centre, located in Tapachula, Chiapas, presented the results of the report “Centros de detención migratoria como entornos torturantes”, which was also written with the participation of members of the Sira Centre team. On a day dedicated to immigration detention, Belén Santos, from Red Interlavapies, [...]

Detention centres as torturous environments

The concept of torturous environments allows us to name and understand the violence perpetrated in immigration detention centers within a broader context, and its effects on individuals. YURIRIA SALVADOR | Advocacy Coordinator, Fray Matías de Córdova Human Rights Center. Since 2006, the Fray Matías de Córdova Human Rights Center has been conducting observation and monitoring […]

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 at a detention center in Syria, is seeking justice, accountability for the Syrian regime, and reparations for himself and other victims of torture. At the request of the Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA), the Syrian Center for the Care of Victims of Ill-Treatment and Torture (SIRA) has filed a lawsuit.

Towards psychosocial communication: How to interview victims of violence

The guide "Towards 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 seeks to provide some key elements for conducting interviews with a psychosocial approach, promoting safer and more respectful interventions. The manual "Towards Psychosocial Communication: […]