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…
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NGOs mark Tarajal border tragedy with call for justice
► CEAR, AI lead commemoration of migrants’ deaths in Ceuta border crossing ► Spanish NGOs working to protect the rights of immigrants…
NGOFILE :: PROACTIVA OPEN ARMS
Proactiva Open Arms is a Spanish non-governmental organization based in Barcelona and dedicated to search-and-rescue operations to save refugees who are stranded…
PSOE urges more gov’t action against genital mutilation
► Nearly 19,000 girls of African origin residing in Spain currently at risk ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) has called on the…
EU issues air quality ultimatum to Spanish government
► Spain one of nine countries given until next week to fix pollution problem ► The European Union has again cautioned Spain…
Save the Children urges law on violence against children
► Children’s rights NGO says Rajoy gov’t has reneged on agreed legislation ► Save the Children España has launched a signature-gathering campaign…
Push to oust EU rights judge over anti-LGBTI comments
► History of homophobic views follow Spain’s Human Rights court appointee ► Opposition political parties in Spain have added their voices to…
UGT, CCOO support 8th March national women’s strike
► Two one-hour work stoppages scheduled for morning, afternoon shifts ► Spain’s two largest trade union federations, the Comisiones Obreras (CCOO, “Workers Commissions”)…
How big is Spain’s pay gap between men and women?
►Women earn 14.9% less hourly, 22.9% less per year for same work as men ► The gap in pay for the same…
Unidos Podemos propose €24.5bn gov’t spending hike
► Plan eyes €11.5bn tax rise to combat social injustice, economic inequality ► In keeping with their roots in Spain’s 15M anti-austerity…
Court rules Puigdemont must return to Spain for vote
► Justices say ‘No’ to remote participation in Catalan parliamentary session ► Spain’s Tribunal Constitutional (Constitutional Court) ruled late Saturday that a…
PP-led Galicia assembly admits Franco regime ‘fascist’
► Spaniards sent to Nazi camps honoured on Holocaust Remembrance Day ► In what is seen as an unprecedented move by legislators…
NGOs, trade unions demand action on LGBTI legislation
► LGBTI Equality Law currently stalled in congressional amendment process ► Twenty-six Spanish non-governmental organisations and trade unions have called on political…
‘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…
Valenciano is Spain’s first transgender town Councillor
► 22-yr-old Guillem Montoro of Compromís joins Paiporta municipal council ► The ever transgender person to become a town councillor since Spain…
Hotel sector urged to offset tourism’s carbon emissions
? 25,000 tons of CO2 produced for every million tourists in Spain ? Spain’s hotel sector has been urged to do more…
NGOs call on Spain to cut pesticides 50% in 10 years
► Groups urge gov’t to follow lead of France, Denmark in reducing chemicals ► A dozen non-governmental environmental organizations in Spain have…
Bright jobs figures hide Spain’s temporary work problem
► 60% of workforce in temporary-contract jobs, can’t find full-time employment The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated Monday that while unemployment in…
EU Parliament challenges Spain on renewables, solar tax
► MEPs vote 594-67 for increased EU commitment to solar, wind energy ► A European parliament vote in Strasbourg last week to…
Union plan aims to help gender violence victims at work
? Clerical workers union launches plan to get women counseling, protection ? A Spanish labour union representing administrative and clerical workers in…
Battle brews over proposed change to pensions formula
► Focus on number of years used to calculate worker retirement benefits ► A fresh battle is brewing in Congress over a…
LIDL first retailer to stop sale of eggs from caged hens
► Retailer meets activists’ 2025 target for end to cages seven years early ► European supermarket chain LIDL has become the first…
Feminists call for 8th March ‘general strike’ by women
► Boycott called to demand gender equality, end to gender violence ► Feminists representing more than 100 women’s groups across Spain have…
CEAR slams Spain’s ‘de facto’ wall against immigrants
► Migrants, refugees detained and deported without due process, says NGO ► The Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR, or “Spanish…
Growing energy poverty impacts millions across Spain
► 8 percent of all households have trouble making monthly energy payments ► Faced with record cold temperatures in many parts of…
China’s plastics ban poses recycling dilemma for Spain
? Spain must deal with with 138K tonnes of plastics previously sent to China ? China’s decision to ban the import of…
#VIDEO: PAH files legislative proposal on housing rights
► Proposal seeks to ensure affordable housing, cap runaway rental prices ► Spain’s anti-evictions activist organization PAH (Plataforma de Afectados por la…
NGOFILE :: Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca ~ Platform for People Affected by Mortgages
The Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH, or “Platform for People Affected by Mortgages”) is a non-governmental activist organization founded in…
Podemos looks to rebound from 2017 ‘annus horribilis’
► Pablo Iglesias to lay out his vision for party’s future at weekend conference ► Reports that the leadership of four-year-old anti-austerity…
#VIDEO: NGO rescues lions, tiger from circus nightmare
► Circo Francia becomes third circus to give up wild animals in less than year ► Animal-rescue organization Primadomus Spain, the Spanish…
PSOE wants to shore up pensions with new tax on banks
► Budget fixes, minimum wage hike part of plan to revert pensions deficit ► Pedro Sánchez, general secretary of Spain’s Socialist party…