MÁLAGA, December 16 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Malaga Bar Association has presented the ninth edition of the Salvador Andrés Reina Human Rights Award to the Trans Huellas association, for its work to make the rights of transsexual and intersex people effective.
The dean, Salvador González, presented the award to the president of the association, Cristina Alías, who was very grateful for the recognition and explained that this group faces a high degree of discrimination and violence.
Also present was Marina Puga, the widow of Salvador Andrés Reina, the lawyer who gives the badge its name and who was assassinated in Malaga in 2012 during the exercise of his profession, and the secretary of the College’s Human Rights Commission, Manuel Cervantes.
Young transsexual people and adolescents are the most vulnerable within this group and suffer a high degree of harassment. Furthermore, in most cases, both these people and their families need accompaniment and support in their social journey, a task on which the Trans Huellas association focuses a large part of its efforts.
The act took place at the collegiate headquarters, within the framework of the commemorative acts of International Human Rights Day, which was completed with the reading of the articles of the Universal Declaration of the text proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 .
Unlike previous years, this time the reading has been carried out solely by the members of the Governing Board of the collegiate corporation, given the sanitary restrictions.
The dean pointed out that, in a situation like the current one, the defense of human rights constitutes “a duty of the administrations, but it also requires greater individual responsibility.” “In this area, lawyers play a fundamental role”, stated González.
In addition, he recalled the involvement of the Advocacy with the Sustainable Development Goals promoted by the United Nations to end poverty, protect the planet and guarantee that all people enjoy peace and prosperity in the year 2030.
The Malaga Bar Association has pointed out that, despite the fact that Spain has made much progress in recent decades in the area of human rights, there are still areas for improvement in matters related to gender violence, equality and conciliation, crimes of hatred or immigration, among others.
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