In its annual report “The Situation of Human Rights in the World”, the organization criticized the Spanish government’s lack of will to ensure accountability in certain conflicts. It also calls for the effective implementation of legislative progress.
International amnesty On Wednesday he denounced the lack of justifications for human rights violations by the Spanish state. She did this in her annual report ‘The situation of human rights in the world’, in which she analyzes the situation of human rights in 155 countries, including Spain.
The director of the organization in Spain, Esteban Beltranhas expressed its deep concern about the lack of political will to open independent and effective investigations into serious human rights violationssuch as those that have occurred in several cases during the COVID-19 pandemic houses, after jumping the Melilla fence in 2022 and the abuse by the police in suppressing certain demonstrations. “The impunity for these events not only violates the rights of the victims, but also sends a disheartening message to society, perpetuating the state’s lack of accountability and depriving the victims of justice and reparation,” he lamented .
Beltrán has also expressed concerns about the lack of progress in research to clarify responsibilities in cases related to the use of the Pegasus program, which spied on at least 65 journalists, political figures and prominent members of Catalan society; or about who spied on the president of the government and several ministers with that same technology.
In this sense, he regrets that the slowness of judicial processes related to human rights violations, “or that they have not even begun”, contributes significantly to the impunity and undermining of the rule of law.
He also criticizes that the Official Secrets Act 1968“a relic of Franco’s past”, hinders investigations and access to justice in cases of human rights violations. opacity and makes accountability difficult. Therefore, it ensures that reform it It would be “a good starting point” to demonstrate a “real commitment” to human rights.
Although that has been the case legislative progress on this issue during the previous legislature, as the fight against sexual violence or the recognition of the rights of transgender peopleThe organization warns that these achievements may remain a dead letter if no concrete measures are implemented ensure its implementation effective.
The report also points out that inequalities arise in the implementation of these laws in different autonomous communities gaps in protection on human rights: “While in some communities progress is being made in implementing the necessary measures, in others there is a refusal to promote them or even the adoption of autonomous laws that contradict the progress made at national level booked.”
In this context, Beltrán has called on all Spanish authorities, both state and regional, to guarantee the implementation of laws protecting human rights. “Lack of action in this area could turn this legislative progress into mere declarations of intent with no real impact on people’s lives.”
Source: EITB
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