Ciudadanos unblocks PP obstruction of ‘Gag Law’ reform
► Move isolates PP, paves way for repeal of controversial security measures ► After nearly a year of parliamentary delays orchestrated by…
Human Rights
Reports say Spain too lax against racism, discrimination
► European agency report calls for independent body on racism, intolerance ► The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) has called…
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…
Are there really ‘political prisoners’ in Spain?
► Jailed Catalan leaders not considered ‘political prisoners’ by Amnesty Intn’l► The president of the executive committee of Catalonia’s Parlament, Rogert Torrent,…
UN calls on Spain to spend more to protect children
► UN committee also calls for ban on under-18 minors witnessing bullfights ► A United Nations committee has issued a report critical…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Valencians take lead against Franco-era glorification
► Compromís initiative results in Franco-era signage removals nationwide ► A campaign launched in the Spanish Senate by Valencia’s Compromís party to…
Socialists push ambitious Historical Memory Law reform
► Proposal includes creation of Truth Commission, victims census & DNA bank ► Pedro Sánchez, general secretary of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE),…
PSOE seeks Constitutional guarantee for social rights
► PSOE prioritizes LGBTI rights, church-state separation, death with dignity ► Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) has released a working paper on a…
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…
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’…
Leftwing, regional parties split on Franco-era measures
• Catalans, Basques fail to join PSOE, Podemos to halt ‘Valley of Fallen’ funding • PSOE balks at supporting Podemos-backed challenge to…
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…
Andalucia steps up efforts to identify Civil War victims
• 12,000 executed by firing squads believed buried in Sevilla, Cordoba & Huelva • Forensics teams to unearth mass graves across 17…
Sevilla wants Quiepo remains removed from basilica
• City’s mayor asks church, families to remove remains of ‘Franquista’ general • Quiepo responsible for slaughter of thousands of civilians in…
Pilar Bardem honored with ‘Film, Aid & Solidarity’ award
• ‘Academia de Cine’ cites decades of combining activism with TV, film career • Goya winner Bardem is also mother of actors…
Sánchez says Trump impetus to renewed multilateralism
• PSOE leader re-elected to Socialist Internat’l VP post during meeting at UN • Sees rights, equality, environment as key to multilateral…
New Valencia law to unearth Civil War victims’ remains
• New law to budget 9.5mn euros to recover remains from 300 common graves • 11,000 killed during war, aftermath said buried…
Republican trade unionist killed in 1939 now laid to rest
• Timoteo Mendieta, dragged from home and executed at end of Civil War • First court-ordered exhumation of Franco victim since dictator’s…
Franco-era torture victims’ lawsuits target ‘Billy the Kid’
• Ex-police inspector charged with rights abuses in final years of Franco regime • After failed extradition try, lawsuits test Spain’s statute-of-limitations…
Oxfam criticises Spain over arms sales to Saudi Arabia
• Gov’t has sold 650mn euros worth of arms to Saudis during war with Yemen • Spain’s humanitarian aid just 700k euros…
Critics call out conditions, injustice at migrant centres
• Judges for Democracy, SOS Racismo, Women’s Link decry detention centres • Barcelona ready to file suit against Interior Ministry to close…
Remains of executed Republicans uncovered in Valencia
• Discovery at ‘grave 113’ in Paterna expected to prompt more excavations • 2,238 Republican prisoners in Valencia executed by firing squad…
Family files suit at UN over Valley of Fallen remains
• Executed trade unionists’ family says gov’t failed to comply with court order • Lawsuit filed claims Spain in violation of UN…
UN to review Spain’s treatment of sex-trafficking victim
• Madrid-based NGO files complaint with UN over Nigerian woman’s deportation • Women’s Link Worldwide says Spain failing to protect victims of…
Local gov’ts across Spain come out against homophobia
• Proclamations, roundtables, rallies, flags mark intn’l day against homophobia • In Madrid, evening march called by COGAM, celebration hosted by Arcópoli…