Association of Victims of Thalidomide in Spain

AVITE (Asociación de Víctimas de Talidomida de España) is a Spanish association of victims of thalidomide, created in 2004 by its current president, José Riquelme López. According to its own account, it seeks to bring the situation of victims of this compound in line with that of victims in the rest of the civilized world. It reports having obtained a "Ayuda Solidaria" for 24 people under Real Decreto 1006/2010 and early retirement at age 56 for victims with at least 45% disability over the last 15 years of contributions and who are "officially" recognized. It states it has met with figures including European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Health Commissioner Vytenis Anrikaitis, and Pope Francis. AVITE has participated actively in the documentary Broken Dolls (Muñecas rotas) about thalidomide in Spain.

AVITE (Asociación de Víctimas de Talidomida de España) was created in 2004 by its current president, José Riquelme López, with the aim of trying to bring the victims of this compound in line with those of the rest of the civilized world. According to the association, almost 12 years later it had obtained only a "Ayuda Solidaria" for 24 people under Real Decreto 1006/2010 and early retirement at age 56 for victims with at least 45% disability over the last 15 years of contributions and who are "officially" recognized. It states that it has met with presidents, ministers and all kinds of public officials, including European Parliament President Martin Schulz, Health Commissioner Vytenis Anrikaitis, and Pope Francis. AVITE participated actively in the documentary Broken Dolls (Muñecas rotas) about thalidomide in Spain, whose teaser was presented by the production company Penúltima Comunicación in collaboration with Verabril.

1. 1AVITE Asociación de víctimas de la talidomida - Aviteavite.org
2. 2nosotros - Aviteavite.org
3. 3Conocimientos básicos sobre la talidomida - Aviteavite.org
4. 4Teaser del documental Broken Dolls sobre la Talidomida en España - Aviteavite.org
5. 5Association of Victims of Thalidomide in Spainwikidata.org