Cáritas says 8.5 million suffer poverty, social exclusion
► 4.1 million Spaniards now living in ‘severe’ social exclusion due to poverty ► Situation worse than before ‘crisis’, Spain’s ‘social mobility…
Discrimination/Exclusion
Campaign against racial, ethnic discrimination launched
Dozens of Spanish non-governmental organizations have joined with leading members of Spain’s migrant and ethnic minority communities to launch a public awareness…
Oxfam Intermón report says Spain plagued by inequality
A new report issued by Oxfam Intermón on the occasion of the opening this week of the World Economic Forum 2019 in…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2018
Following are 2018’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our third annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
NGOs launch mobile app to combat discrimination
A national network of 18 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) defending the rights and promoting the inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Spain has…
Spain’s poor see no benefit from economic ‘recovery’
Two new reports issued this week show that poverty remains a chronic problem in Spain and the number of Spaniards living at…
Report says discrimination against ‘gypsies’ persists
The most recent report on discrimination against Spain’s minority Roma community by the non-governmental Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Gypsy Secretariat Foundation) detected a…
Poverty and inequality persist, despite economic growth
A think-tank report on the link between inequality and social conflict in Spain has warned that increased economic polarization and social conflicts…
Proposal could ditch jail time for online hate speech
The office of the Spain’s new Attorney General, María José Segarra, has proposed a reform of the country’s Penal Code that would…
Gov’t doubles summer food budget for children in need
Spain’s new government announced it is doubling the existing budget for a summer food program for children of families facing economic need…
Uge Sangil takes reigns of national LGBT federation
Spain’s National Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transsexuals and Bisexuals (FELGBT) on Sunday elected Eugenia “Uge” Sangil to a three year-term as president…
Residential tower blocks nightmare for disabled access
Nearly 70 percent of all Spaniards live in residential apartment buildings, making it the country with the greatest number of apartment-dwellers anywhere…
Gov’t nixes universal access funding for disabled, elderly
The Spanish government announced Monday it is vetoeing legislation proposed in Congress by the Socialist party (PSOE) that would have created a…
NGOFILE :: SOS Racismo
SOS Racismo (SOS Racism) is an umbrella movement of eight distinct organizations, officially known as the national Federation of Associations of SOS…
Online Islamophobia jumps sharply in 2017, says report
► Anti-Islamic incidents, including ‘fake news’ & harassment, up 111 percent ► Online dissemination of false news reports and harassment against Muslims…
Reports say Spain too lax against racism, discrimination
► European agency report calls for independent body on racism, intolerance ► The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has called…
Unicef Spain says cyber-bullies target minority children
► Report says connectivity costs put many children at risk of social exclusion ► Unicef Comité Español, the Spanish National Committee for…
‘Gitanas avanzando’ website gives voice to Roma women
► Website created through EDYTA training program for vulnerable women ► Spain’s community of gitanas (‘gypsy’ or Roma women) has been given…
Local gov’ts across Spain come out against homophobia
• Proclamations, roundtables, rallies, flags mark intn’l day against homophobia • In Madrid, evening march called by COGAM, celebration hosted by Arcópoli…
Arco Iris files complaint over anti-LGBT campaign
• Andalucian LGBT federation cites anti-LGBT leaflets at schools nationwide • Ultra-right group ‘Hazte Oir’ attack on anti-homophobia laws across Spain Andalucia’s…
Madrid LGBT law faces Catholic church backlash
• Pro-church media attack anti-homophobia legislation as ‘discriminatory’ • Backlash follows move to deny Catholic school funding over director’s remarks News media…
NGO denounces persistence of racism across Spain
• SOS Racismo detected 247 racist incidents in 2015, including 96 ‘hate crimes’ • Sub-Saharan migrants most prone to suffer racist aggression,…
Madrid LGBT activists target ongoing homophobia
• Activists cite 155 homophobic attacks in 2016, most recently in Chueca area • Arcópoli uses new Madrid law to denounce pseudo…
Madrid’s LGBT-rights law gets unanimous approval
• Law prohibits & sanctions discrimination, mandates sexual-diversity education • Proposed by governing PP, law backed by all parties across political spectrum…
Report says anti-gypsy sentiment still rife in Spain
• Rights group notes spike in anti-Roma slurs, incitement over the Internet • Gov’t failure to prosecute online hate crimes seen fueling…