Irídia is an association that works in Catalonia to defend human rights, primarily civil and political. We are committed to combining direct intervention in situations of violation of rights with the development of processes of political and social incidence whose objective is to promote changes in public policies; all this through a stable, sustainable and independent structure.

To promote and defend human rights, especially civil and political rights, using a methodology based on a combination of strategic litigation, psychosocial intervention, transformative communication, and political advocacy from an intersectional feminist approach.

To contribute as a useful, rigorous, and independent tool in the state and international Catalan network of social organizations and movements in defence of human rights.

Rigour

Our legal, communication and political advocacy actions must be based precisely on facts and data that are contrasted from a position connected to the social, economic and political reality of the moment.

Social Transformation

Our action to promote and defend rights must be oriented towards generating cultural, social, legal and/or political changes.

Independence

The positions of the entity will be taken independently by its members without pressure from the Administration, political parties, economic or financial powers.

Global Justice

Our organization defends civil and political rights from an economic, environmental, social, gender, and anti-racist justice framework from a global perspective.

Transparency

The entity must give its members and citizens access to the content of strategic decisions taken, as well as economic decisions and its accounting reality.

Irídia’s team comprises people with different professional backgrounds: lawyers, psychologists, journalists, political scientists and sociologists that provide expertise in the field of human rights protection. We combine paid technical work with voluntary and activist work. The participation spaces are:

The current bylaws of Iridia Association – Centre for the Defence of Human Rights, registered in the Register of Associations on October 19th 2018, are the attached registered Statutes.