RENATE Representative for Ireland, and newly appointed Core Group Member, Mr. Brian O’Toole shares his excellently collated report on this year’s RENATE Working Board Meeting, which took place in Madrid, Spain.
Read the full report here: RENATE Working Board Report, 2026.
From March 23rd to 28th, members of the RENATE Country Board gathered in Madrid to listen, discern, plan, learn, organise, reflect, share, and shape future actions. It was a full and engaging week. While the work was often intense and intellectually demanding, we made time to step outside between sessions for walks around the city—moments that proved both restorative and necessary.
In this brief report, I present accessible summaries of key discussions, contributions, and areas of work from across the week. Links to the full reports are included in this introduction, though all materials can also be found on this page as you scroll below.
Between each section, you will find a carousel of photographs from Madrid—I hope they offer a sense of place and a moment of pause as you read.
The report includes:
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Reflections on the work of the police in Spain and their efforts to combat human trafficking (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
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Insights into the contribution of Spanish NGOs partnering with law enforcement to support victims. (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
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Consideration of the response of the Church in Spain to human trafficking. (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
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A valuable input on the web platform OnlyFans and its role in facilitating exploitation and creating new victims. (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
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A short contribution from Sr. Abby Avelino of Talitha Kum, shared during her address to the Board
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My Country Board report
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A short report from the RENATE Communications Team
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A Fragile Life – a Ukrainian book presented in images
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RENATE: Making Plans. (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
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Law Task Group Report (Click HERE to view or scroll below)
Brian O’Toole,
RENATE Representative for Ireland