NGOFILE :: CONGDE ~ Coordinating Council of Development NGOs of Spain
• Coordinadora de ONG para el Desarrollo de España (CONGDE) ~ Coordinating Council of Development NGOs of Spain • The Coordinadora de…
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NGOs send mobile kitchen to aid refugees in Greece
• Mobile unit will serve up to 500 refugees per shift on island of Lesbos • First of several mobile units to…
Andalucian NGOs shine light on ‘Invisible Poverty’
• NGO network raises awareness of multiple forms of poverty in Andalucia • A network of non-governmental organisations in collaboration with print…
NGOs demand action on marine migration corredor
• Ecologistas, Greenpeace, SEO/BirdLife, FOE & WWF press gov’t for action • Seek to end Mediterranean oil-gas drilling to protect migratory marine…
Opposition parties, NGOs oppose refugee returns
• NGO to file complaints with EU Commission, courts of Human Rights & Justice • Political parties accuse Rajoy of violating Congressional…
Spanish NGOs criticize EU agreement to return all migrants & refugees to Turkey to await processing
• UN High Commission on Refugees says deal violates international norms • Spanish refugee assistance and human rights NGOs have roundly criticized…
Five NGOs press Sánchez to push sustainability, social justice to forefront of coalition negotiations
• Major ‘green’ NGOs press for commitment from parties on environment • As Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist party (PSOE) continues with…
Spanish NGOs seek to raise awareness on fair trade, rights & environment with holiday selfies campaign
• CECJ promotes fair-trade holiday gifts with #MejorconComercioJusto contest • Campaign to highlight value of fair trade, rights & environmental protection A…
Torture, police brutality and abuse on the rise in Spain, says rights-monitoring federation of NGOs
• CDPT federation cites 194 cases, affecting 960 individuals in 2014 • Abuse occurs during police actions against protesters, raids & detention…
Basque NGOs denounce cutbacks in regional government’s support for international aid projects
• Federation of 80 non-governmental agencies rallies in Vitoria • Groups say 2015 gov’t commitment falls far short of agreed funding A…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife works with local NGOs to combat homelessness in Canarias’ provincial capital
• Santa Cruz mayor announces cooperation with NGOs to combat homelessness • Groups to work with city to deliver food, shelter, healthcare,…
Spanish NGOs band together to promote #GivingTuesday fundraising initiative
• Nonprofits, NGOs to bring first-ever #GivingTuesday to Spain on Dec. 1st • Spaniards can donate to cause of choice online via…
Grenade attack on migrant-youth centre reviled by VOX
A migrant-youth shelter in Madrid’s Hortaleza neighbourhood that was reviled by Spain’s ultra-right VOX party in a campaign video in the run-up…
Gov’t, NGO link prostitution, human-trafficking, slavery
► Prostitution disproportionately impacts poor, marginalized migrant women ► Spain is #1 in Europe for prostitution, 18-25 yr olds using prostitutes on…
Hundreds of groups back 27th September climate strike
► More than 300 NGOS, unions backing Global Climate Strike action in Spain ► Marches and rallies planned for 32 Spanish cities,…
NGO sponsors child malnutrition photo diagnosis app
University researchers working with the Spanish affiliate of international non-governmental aid agency Action Against Hunger (ACT International) have developed a breakthrough mobile…
Court orders pay rise for NGO workers soliciting support
The highest court in Spain’s central region of Castilla-León has ordered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit associations operating in Spain to stop…
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…
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,…
Greenpeace targets Sánchez gov’t over Saudi arms sales
Activists from Greenpeace España unfurled a giant banner from Madrid’s Arco del Triunfo Monday on the occasion of international Human Rights Day,…
Tech startup promotes UN sustainability compliance
A Spanish tech startup that launched last year in the United States and Mexico is now coming home to Spain with the…
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…
Spain halts Saudi ‘smart bombs’ sale over Yemen war
Spain’s new Socialist government has reportedly confirmed cancellation of the sale of 9.2 million euros’ worth of laser-guided smart bombs to Saudi…
Supreme Court orders gov’t to process asylum requests
Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) has ordered the Spanish government to step up processing of asylum requests in order to comply with…
Proactiva denounces campaign against refugee rescue
Spain’s Proactiva Open Arms refugee rescue organization has appealed to the European Parliament over what it says is a campaign of harassment…
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…
300pct increase in migrants, refugees arriving by boat
► Andalucia surge as migrants reroute from Libya, Eastern Mediterranean ► The number of migrants and asylum seekers arriving by boat to…
Fair-trade group highlights benefits of SPP products
► Small producers label certifies fair-trade, self-managed co-op products ► Spain’s National Fair-Trade Coordinating Council (CECJ, Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo) has…
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…
Progressive Spain’s Top Ten Video Posts for 2017
Following are 2017’s ‘Top Ten Videos’ posted at Progressive Spain — our second annual selection based on a combination of the power,…
High Court orders protection for minors facing eviction
• Court ruling on Madrid case sets precedent for Spanish families facing eviction • NGOs say 80% of court-ordered evictions involve parents…