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…
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Thousands protest racism at Madrid rally on Sunday
Several thousand people gathered Sunday in Madrid to protest racism and show their solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests worldwide in the…
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…
Actor Willy Toledo cleared of religious hate speech
Spanish actor Willy Toledo has been acquitted by a Madrid criminal court of the charges of hate-speech against religious sentiment and obstruction…
Gov’t says arms sales to Saudis resume with restrictions
Spain’s coalition government has lifted temporary restrictions on the sales of Spanish-made munitions and equipment to Saudia Arabia, with sales to be…
Court acquits Spanish rapper of glorifying terrorism
Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday overruled the country’s Tribuna Supremo high court and acquitted the lead singer of Spanish rap-rock group Def…
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…
NGO says migrant rights violated by Spain, Morocco
A non-governmental organization working to defend migrant rights in Spain says the reduction of some 50 percent in the flow of immigration…
Mothers of stolen babies demand government action
Family members of babies taken from their mothers at birth in Spanish hospitals both during and after the Franco dictatorship protested Monday…
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…
Censure of Saudi ‘Supercopa’ location over rights issues
The LGBT+ fan club of the Valencia CF football team has added its name to a growing list of organizations condemning the…
Court action threatened over removal of Quiepo remains
An umbrella organization representing groups focused on the historical memory of events occurring in Andalucia during Spain’s civil war say they will…
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…
Right to die with dignity erupts into elections campaign
The arrest of a 70-year-old Madrid man for illegally having assisted in the death of his 61-year-old terminally ill wife has thrust…
NGOs urge social justice agenda for election manifestos
Spanish non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have called on the country’s political parties to include commitments to social justice in their party manifestos in…
Morocco clears Spanish activist of migrant trafficking
Spanish migration rights activist Helena Maleno has been unconditionally freed by Morocco after a district court in Tangiers dismissed charges of immigration…
‘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…
Sánchez stresses respect for rights in Strasbourg visit
Just days before the scheduled start of the oral arguments phase in Spain’s high-profile Supreme Court trial of Catalan separatist leaders, President…
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,…
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 to coordinate excavations of Civil War gravesites
The Justice Ministry’s new Director General of Historical Memory, Fernando Martínez López, announced Wednesday that the ministry has reached agreement with all…
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…
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…
First evidence of Civil War killings unearthed in Valencia
As Spain’s new government prepares to bring to a vote a special decreto ley in Congress to reform and strengthen the country’s 2007…
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…
Catalan prisoners transferred to jails closer to home
After eight months in preventive detention awaiting trial on multiple charges that include rebellion and misuse of public funds in relation to…
NGOs protest Spanish arms sales on eve of Saudi visit
A coalition of peace, human rights and development NGOs has called on Spain’s monarchy and government not to authorize an estimated 2-billion-euro…
EU’s human rights tribunal: Spain’s court of last resort
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg last week rejected a request for an injunction filed by pro-independence supporters of former…
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…
Supreme Court acquits Twitterer of extolling terrorism
► Tweets on 1973 ETA bombing of Franco minister did not incite to violence ► Spain’s Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) issued a…