Minister rebuffs proposed blanket amnesty for migrants
The Minister of Social Security, Inclusion and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, has defended a case-by-case analysis of the situation of each migrant…
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Amnesty España says school bullying persistent problem
► NGO says response to school bullying inadequate, calls for ‘zero tolerance’ ► Gov’t says “900” hotline has received 1,600 reports of…
Amnesty: Spain’s anti-terror laws curbing free speech
A new report from Amnistía Internacional España, the Spanish section of the global human-rights campaigning organization Amnesty International, has warned that free…
Amnesty report criticizes Spain on human rights issues
► Report cites freedom of speech, refugees, evictions, excessive police force ► Amnesty International has criticized the Spanish government’s handling of human…
‘Billy the Kid’ covered by amnesty law, say prosecutors
► Judge will now decide whether to drop proceedings against alleged torturer ► The Madrid provincial public prosecutor’s office has recommended a…
Catalan ‘political prisoners’ claims untrue, says Amnesty
• Neither jailed activists nor former Catalan ministers are ‘political prisoners’ • Secessionists, supporters continue making claim, despite Amnesty clarification Despite claims…
#VIDEO: Amnesty says women hardest-hit by evictions
• Amnistía España cites 34,193 evictions for non-payment of rent in 2016 alone • Affordable housing crisis hits single-parent families headed by women…
Amnesty Madrid 10k bike ride to urge #JusticeForSyria
• Amnistía cycle ride to shine light on Syria gov’t torture, extrajudicial killings • Rights NGO estimates 13,000 opponents of regime hung…
Basque group ETA disarms, gov’t says ‘No’ to amnesty
• Armed group turns over 3.5 tonnes of guns, munitions in eight arms caches • Gov’t says ETA still a terrorist group,…
#VIDEO: Amnesty Spain calls out for volunteers
• International Human Rights Day set for Saturday, Dec. 10th • Amnesty calls for volunteers in ‘Gente como tú’ (‘People Like You’)…
Amnesty decries migrant treatment at Ceuta, Melilla
• New report condemns Spain’s treatment of migrants at N. African centres • Summary explusions, police abuse, overcrowding violate international accords Amnistía…
#VIDEO: Amnesty asks for ‘Justice’ this Christmas
• Amnesty International says Spain stonewalling justice for Franco-era victims • ‘Ask for Justice at Christmas’ focuses on families seeking loved ones’…
Amnesty decries Spanish arms sales to Egypt regime
• Spain joins 11 other EU countries violating ban on arms sales to Al Sisi gov’t • Weapons, kit sold to Egypt…
Amnesty appeals to European empathy on refugees
• Amnesty España issues video to let Spaniards ‘experience’ refugees’ plight • Campaign calls on Spain & EU to do more to…
Amnesty’s Beltrán notes erosion of rights in Spain
• AI España director says next gov’t must overturn ‘Gag Law’, stop evictions • Globally, Spain should do more than simply sign…
Amnesty criticizes Spain for restricting freedoms, ongoing evictions and mistreatment of immigrants
• Global rights report says Spain curtails freedoms of assembly, expression • Amnesty International (AI) has denounced the Spanish government in its…
Amnesty files lawsuit in Mexico over rights abuses, ‘crimes against humanity’ during Spanish Civil War
• Lawsuit on behalf of family of Spanish railway worker disappeared in 1936 • Amnesty International and other human rights organizations have…
#VIDEO: Amnesty International Spain thanks public for support during 2015 [in Spanish]
• Amnesty thanks Spanish supporters who worked on 2015 rights campaigns • Highlights success cases in Mexico, Salvador, Egypt, Nigeria & other…
Amnesty International says Spain has backtracked on freedoms of expression and assembly for citizens
• AI Spain director says political parties should do more to protect rights • Esteban Beltran says police power expanded, protection of…
Greenpeace, Oxfam & Amnesty fault Spain’s political parties for foot-dragging on social rights
• NGOs want universal access to basic rights enshrined in Constitution • Political parties get poor marks in commitment to healthcare, housing…
Decade of austerity cuts undermined healthcare system
The Spanish section of global rights campaigner Amnesty International has issued a damning report on the gutting of Spain’s public healthcare system…
Trial over Spanish Jesuits’ murder in El Salvador begins
Spain’s highest criminal court opened proceedings Monday against a former high-ranking Salvadoran military officer accused of masterminding the murder in El Salvador…
Franco-era torturer Billy the Kid, victim die of COVID-19
Justice will ultimately not be served in the case of accused Franco-era torturer Antonio González Pacheco, alias Billy el Niño (“Billy the…
Congress acts to strip medals from Franco-era torturer
The left-of-centre majority on the governing executive Mesa of Spain’s new Congress has overturned a previous block by right-wing parties on efforts…
Activists protest arms bound for Saudi war in Yemen
Peace activists in Spain have protested what they say was the onloading of explosives onto a Saudi ship in the port of…
Supercopa protest focuses on Saudi women’s rights
Women activists from Amnistía Internacional España have focused on the lack of women’s rights in Saudi Arabia in protesting the participation of…
Protest over Saudi ship onloading munitions in Sagunto
Despite protests from Spanish peace and anti-war activists, a Saudi Arabian cargo ship was allowed to dock and onload munitions in the…
‘Billy el Niño’ to face crimes against humanity charge
Accused Franco-era torturer Antonio González Pacheco, alias Billy el Niño (“Billy the Kid”), could finally face trial in Spain after a judge…
Thousands across Spain protest violence against women
Tens of thousands in cities across Spain marched Sunday to protest machista violence against women, joining millions of women and their supporters…
Gov’t appeals EU court ruling on migrant expulsions
The government of Spain outlined its challenge in Strasbourg on Wednesday to an adverse ruling by the European Court of Human Rights…
Gov’t says bomb sales to Saudis ‘on hold’, not cancelled
►► UPDATE 22/10/18: Spain not stopping arms sales to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing ►► UPDATE 13/09/18: Gov’t now confirms that bombs…