{"id":1341,"date":"2026-03-25T16:19:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrosira.org\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:58:54","slug":"informe-sombra-tortura-naciones-unidas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrosira.org\/en\/informe-sombra-tortura-naciones-unidas\/","title":{"rendered":"A shadow report for the United Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 20 and 21, 2023, at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Spain presented its seventh periodic report to the Committee against Torture on the implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in the country. Therefore, a network of civil society organizations submitted a document to the Committee, known as the \u201cShadow Report,\u201d which details the main violations committed by the State in relation to its failure to comply with its international human rights obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The document, over 80 pages long, identifies violations related to migration, detention centers, police repression, historical memory, and the investigation and documentation of torture. All of these violate the Convention's mandate of absolute prohibition of torture. Among their observations regarding police actions, the organizations denounce the use of\u00a0highly damaging riot control equipment<\/strong>\u00a0y\u00a0potentially lethal<\/strong>, such as rubber bullets at demonstrations and at the border; the deficiencies in the\u00a0police identification<\/strong>\u00a0in their actions in public spaces; the lack of transparency regarding the\u00a0protocols for action\u00a0<\/strong>of each force; or the lack of an independent oversight mechanism to properly investigate and monitor allegations of abuse, including those related to police racism. In this regard, international organizations and social entities have repeatedly denounced the practice of\u00a0raids based on ethnic and racial profiling<\/strong>\u00a0by the Security Forces and Corps, something that the Spanish State has ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the organizations state that Spain is violating the principles of the Convention by allowing the\u00a0hot returns<\/strong>\u00a0in Ceuta and Melilla, arguing that International Law not only prohibits the\u00a0collective and summary expulsions<\/strong>, but also the transfer of a person to a jurisdiction where they may be at risk of human rights violations. In this regard, the organizations denounce various cases of ill-treatment and excessive use of force by the\u00a0border authorities<\/strong>, Highlighting the events of June 24, 2022, when, following an operation by Spanish and Moroccan security forces, at least 470 people were summarily returned. A year later, 77 disappearances, 37 deaths, and countless injuries have been documented in the aftermath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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