COMMUNIQUE : New Police Protocol for Border Agents makes torture victims invisible
elDiario.es reveals a police protocol for border officers that not only criminalizes people on the move, but also renders invisible potential victims of torture and ill-treatment. On May 7, elDiario.es published an article describing the guidelines that the General Directorate of Police has disseminated among its border officers, […]
Whatever comes, we will be here in full awareness
#ConPrueba is important work and seeks to distinguish between techniques that promise to cure certain diseases and ailments and those whose effectiveness has been scientifically proven. When have meditation or yoga ever claimed to be a science or to replace therapy? MIREIA PÉREZ | Body Therapist at the Sira Mindfulness Center, emotional management, cupping, aromatherapy, meditation, […]
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 […]
Raji Sourani: “This is not just about Palestine, but it sets the stage for what could happen globally.»
To mark World Day Against Torture, together with APDHE and La Comuna Presxs, we organized an event to reflect on the impacts of torture and the contemporary challenges to eradicating it. Raji Sourani, a human rights lawyer in the Gaza Strip, participated in the event “Voices Against Impunity – […]
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 […]
We need to be more
Join us. Be one of the first 100 members of the Sira Center. Let's be more, to do more. GABRIELA LÓPEZ NEYRA | Coordinator of the Sira Center This is an important week. We're launching our "Let's Be 100" campaign with great enthusiasm (and a little bit of vertigo). An invitation to all of you who are there, so close, to join us […]
Can communication repair the harm of victims of violence and trauma?
Communication can play a key role, provided it is understood from a community-based and transformative perspective. Over time, at Sira we have had the opportunity to support various individuals affected by communication processes. Thanks to their contributions and the collaborative work with communication professionals, we developed the manual "Towards a Communication […]
I keep the dignity
Rubber Bullets not only portrays the long and grueling legal battle that Carles and Ester have faced, but it also reflects the power of collective action, the necessity of care and solidarity to resist impunity. SEBAS RODRÍGUEZ | Head of Communications at the Sira Center I still have a lot of […]
House arrest as a form of torture in Palestine
In Palestine, house arrest is a systematic practice that profoundly affects the population, with particular emphasis on children and political leaders. SARA LÓPEZ MARTÍN | Head of Legal Work. Over the last decade, there has been a steady increase in countries resorting to extrajudicial administrative mechanisms, imposed by government agencies or authorities […]
Migration, politics and mental health: a critical view from Tenerife
We analysed how migration policies affect mental health and why it is necessary to resort to situated psychologies that open up new approaches and perspectives. On 23 June, we participated in Tenerife in the conference “Migration policy and equity in health. New perspectives”, organised by FUNDEC. Experts from the political, technical and academic spheres created a space for [...]