Use of prison to house migrants sparks controversy
• Vatican joins NGOS, political parties critical of use of new prison near Malaga • Gov’t says recent wave of ‘boat people’…
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School kids persuade Altea council to bar circus animals
• 100 primary school children convince Altea to halt circus acts using animals • Call for dignified treatment of animals gets town…
Socialist reversal on CETA stirs waters on EU trade deals
• PSOE abstention on CETA pact sets off centre-right alarms in Madrid, Brussels • Spanish NGOS, labour unions pressure Socialists to vote…
Gov’t recognizes child poverty still a problem in Spain
• Rajoy gov’t tells Congress that 29.7pct of Spain’s children at risk of poverty • NGO say nearly 600,000 children of working…
JoinIn solidarity app begins global rollout in Spain
• New mobile app to connect users with socially responsible causes worldwide • JoinIn platform aims for 10k users, 5k participating NGOs…
‘Rebels with a cause’ theme of 13th May fair-trade day
• NGOs call on Spanish consumers to support fair and sustainable commerce • CECJ, CONGDE urge swapping ‘slacktivism’ for active support of…
Oaks clear-cut by Aussie-owned uranium mine halted
• Activists, NGOs say oaks crucial to habitat of bird species in Natura 2000 zone • Open-pit uranium mining operation is subsidiary…
Gov’t working group on gender violence starts hearings
• First step in establishment of federal ‘Pacto de Estado’ against gender violence • Working group to include input from women’s groups,…
#VIDEO: Ygualex app targets youth gender violence
• Mobile app seeks to stem harassment, violence against school-age girls, teens • Available for Android & iOS, app lets users get…
Cold temps put Spain’s homeless at greater risk
• NGOs say some 40,000 people living on streets across Spain exposed to cold • Energy poverty, social exclusion from affordable housing…
Spanish Volunteer Platform issues 2017 calendar
• 12 images by leading photographers present ’12 Views of Solidarity’ for 2017 • Umbrella organization represents 78 national, regional NGOs throughout…
#VIDEO: SEO/Birdlife calls for sustainable hunting
• Conservationist NGO begins debate over position on sustainable hunting • Environmentalist group highlights impact of hunting on bird populations SEO/Birdlife, Spain’s…
Relief agencies stress dignity in homeless campaign
• Campaign launched in advance of Sunday’s national ‘Day of the Homeless’ • NGOs stress causes of homelessness, need to treat homeless…
Spain celebrates global humanitarian aid workers
• Since 2006, Spain’s ‘Dia del Cooperante’ celebrates overseas aid workers • Despite cuts, Spanish NGOs still provide humanitarian aid in 110…
NGOFILE :: Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth
• Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth • Amigos de la Tierra España (Friends of the Earth Spain)…
NGOFILE :: A Guide to Spain’s Non-Governmental Organisations
Progressive Spain’s guide to leading non-governmental organisations active in Spain. To read the profile of any of the NGOs listed below, just…
NGOFILE :: Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth
• Amigos de la Tierra España ~ Friends of the Earth • Amigos de la Tierra España (Friends of the Earth Spain)…
NGOFILE :: SEO/BirdLife
• SEO/BirdLife ~ La Sociedad Española de Ornitología • SEO/Birdlife, known by these full name in Spanish as La Sociedad Española de…
NGOFILE :: Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action
• Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action • Ecologistas en Acción (Ecologists in Action) is a non-governmental umbrella organisation of more…
NGOFILE :: Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action
• Ecologistas en Acción ~ Ecologists in Action • Ecologistas en Acción (Ecologists in Action) is a non-governmental umbrella organisation of more…
NGOFILE :: SEO/BirdLife
• SEO/BirdLife ~ La Sociedad Española de Ornitología • SEO/Birdlife, known by its full name in Spanish as La Sociedad Española de…
Oxfam begins anti-poverty program within Spain
• Oxfam Intermón to fund local NGOs working with migrants, women & children • Prevention of gender violence, counseling for domestic abuse…
#VIDEO: Thousands march on World Refugee Day
• Marchers in dozens of cities call on Spain’s gov’t to accept more refugees • NGOs present 11 urgent points to speed…
Pro-refugee demos to target 26-J election campaign
• NGOs, trade unions & political parties call for demonstrations nationwide • Groups target ‘World Refugee Day’ to make election issue of…
Spain backtracks on EU-Turkey refugees deal, says collective expulsions contrary to international law
• EU responds to Spain’s position with re-assertion of ‘legality’ of accord • Following pressure from aid agencies, human rights groups and…
Nearly 300 Spanish towns & cities join growing movement to prohibit use of animals in circus acts
• Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Málaga, Córdoba among cities joining ban • Nearly 300 towns and cities across Spain have joined a growing…
Compromís resolution in Valencia to call for halt to Spanish arms shipments where human rights at risk
• Saudi-purchased Spanish weapons linked to rights abuses in Syria, Yemen • Valencia’s Compromís coalition says it will introduce a resolution in…
Activists present 103,000 signatures urging end to government subsidies of wild animals in circus acts
• InfoCircos animal rights platform gathered 103,000 signatures in 30 days • A group of five animal-rights NGOs working together under the…
Greenpeace gives PP gov’t poor marks for 2015, citing legal setbacks on environment & free speech
• Environmental NGO’s annual report card knocks new obstacles to renewables • Halt to drilling off Canaries, Valencia and Malaga among high…
Activists rally in Extremadura to demand Spain immediately increase intake of Syrian refugees
• Only 12 of 16,231 Syrian refugees have so far arrived to Spain • Groups say stranded refugees face harsh winters in…
Sub-Saharan asylum seekers continue dangerous boat journeys to reach Spain via Canaries, Melilla
• Spanish hospital ship rescues 51 immigrants at sea near Gran Canaria • Migrants stranded on island off Melilla returned to Moroccan…