IT DENOUNCES
That institutional violence, racism and discrimination by police forces, prison staff and private security remain a problem in Catalonia.
Some of the data you will find in the report:
- 266 people contacted SAIDAVI to receive information and report alleged human rights violations, the highest figure since 2019.
- 94 of the people who contacted the Service had suffered institutional violence perpetrated by police officers, prison staff or private security agents. Almost two per week.
- Irídia litigated 53 cases in 2025, of which:
- In 21, a racist component was identified (39.6%), in 2 LGBTI-phobic discrimination, and in 1 gender-based discrimination.
- In 28, no internal police investigation was carried out. Of the 19 in which internal mechanisms were activated, 12 were at the request of the court.
- In 21, the Public Prosecutor’s Office was inactive, in 19 it opposed the investigation, and in 13 it played a proactive role in the investigation or prosecution.
- In 36 of the 53 cases (67.9%), at some point the case was dismissed, processed as a minor offence, or the complaint was ruled inadmissible without carrying out all the necessary investigative measures.
- In 24 of the 36 dismissed cases, higher courts reviewed the decision and ordered the investigating court to investigate properly.
IT CONCLUDES
That the current institutional mechanisms to prevent discrimination, ill-treatment and torture are failing.
If affected people have no one to accompany and represent them, most complaints do not progress or are dismissed prematurely, causing revictimisation and promoting impunity.
Without structural reforms, institutional violence will continue to exist, eroding trust in institutions and weakening the rule of law.
IT RECOMMENDS
Implementing mechanisms to prevent ethnic-racial profiling stops; improving the transparency of police forces, both in the use of force and its consequences; overseeing private security companies contracted by public administrations; improving internal police and judicial mechanisms for the prevention and eradication of torture; and repealing legislation that allows discriminatory or rights-restricting actions.