The Spanish Human Rights Observatory (OHDE) has been set up to award actions in favour of Human Rights

The Observation Committee of the Spanish Human Rights Observatory (ODHE) has been constituted in a meeting held in Madrid with the aim of identifying and rewarding projects, initiatives and trajectories that represent Human Rights. The Committee will also launch a series of public activities to highlight the validity of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Human Rights Observatory of Spain (ODHE) is a private, non-profit entity, which will focus its work on highlighting projects, initiatives and trajectories that serve as positive references in favour of Human Rights, especially those that support vulnerable groups or those with greater difficulty in structuring and defending their rights.

At the same meeting, the green light was given to the organisation of the Catalejo 2022 Awards ceremony, which will take place at the Camilo José Cela University in Madrid, and the winners of this first edition were announced, as follows:

• Clece Company, for its project "Model of labour insertion of victims of gender violence".
• LaLiga for its LaLiga Genuine project.
• Jordi Cervera Martínez, long-distance swimmer, for his sporting and personal commitment to charitable causes.

Finally, the Observation Committee has approved the constitution of different working groups to develop the ODHE's lines of activity for 2022 and 2023, highlighting those initiatives related to the commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

The director of the ODHE, Mario Rigau, highlighted the importance and significance of setting up this Observatory at a time when Human Rights are a point of reference for a large majority of human beings, who focus a large part of their vital aspirations on the fulfilment of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved in 1948.

The members of the Observation Committee of the Spanish Human Rights Observatory (ODHE) are: Mario Rigau Oliveras, director of the ODHE and president of Global Approach; Javier Fernández Arribas, director of International Relations of the ODHE, journalist and director of the magazine Atalayar; Ricardo Martín Rodríguez, director of Communication of the ODHE, journalist and political analyst; Patricio Sánchez Fernández, professor of Financial Economics at the University of Vigo and deputy director of the Economic Forum Galicia; Theresa Zabell Lucas, Olympic medalist and president of the Ecomar Foundation; Santi Castellá Surribas, Professor of International Public Law at the Universtitat Rovira i Virgili and Senator; Víctor Canalda García, lawyer and Professor of Labour Law at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Lorenzo Navarrete Moreno, Doctor in Sociology and Dean of the Professional Association of Sociologists and Political Scientists of the Community of Madrid; Juan Francisco García Crespìn, Graduate in Management and Public Administration, Graduate in Business Management and Federal Head of Local Police of the UGT; Ricard Checa, journalist and director of the digital newspaper La República Checa; Sebastián Reyna Fernández, vice-president of the Centre for Research and Development of the Social Economy; Miguel Cardenal Carro, doctor in Labour Law and executive of the international area of Mediapro; Luís Escatllar Gabriel, graduate in Economics and promoter of the Pádel Solidario project; Estrella Nicolás de Benito, doctor in Hispanic Philology and director of International Programmes of the Fundación Ortega y Marañón; José Antonio Otero Parra, Secretary General of the European University Miguel de Cervantes of Valladolid; Eduardo Vidal Regard, graduate in Economics and Business Studies, graduate in Law and Master in Business Administration and Management; Francisco López Muñoz, doctor in Medicine and Surgery, doctor in Spanish Language and Literature and vice-rector of the University Camilo José Cela; and Elisa Loncan, graduate in Information Sciences, director of Thelma Ediciones and editor of Femenino Singular.