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 the Franco regime has testified before a prosecutor specializing in historical memory and human rights. The complaint, filed by Irídia with the support of Òmnium Cultural and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), includes an expert report prepared by the Center […]

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 Center and La Comuna Presxs are organizing the event “50 Years of Impunity,” a day to look back and analyze the consequences of half a century without justice for the victims of Francoism. Fifty years after the death of Francisco […]

United Nations Human Rights Committee suspends Spain

The United Nations published its report on Spain's implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on July 18, following the review sessions held on July 2 and 3. In its 7th periodic report on Spain, the Human Rights Committee of […]