Opinion

Across the European Union (EU), the legitimacy of civil society organisations is being increasingly questioned, at a moment when democracy needs them the most. 

The 2nd Prison Volunteer Meeting, held on April 18 in Barcelona, ​​put on the table a collective urgency: to stop looking at prison only from the perspective of punishment and start talking about dignity, reintegration and social responsibility.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promoted a paradigm shift in the field of mental health. At the Via-Guasp Foundation we work to advance in this direction and strengthen professional practices centered on the person.

We need to make spaces for women, and particularly non-privileged women, to lead decision-making processes.

Of all the social injustices we suffer, violence by men is the worst. Worldwide, the leading cause of death for women is violence, ahead of other diseases.

We fear that governments are yet again prioritising business instead of protecting people and that recovery instruments will not benefit the poor, or even risk generating increased poverty, with austerity looming again to restore public accounts.

We always say that lacking a reference nearby, other children suffering the same disease, leaves you slightly adrift but also erases horizons.

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