Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Spanish govt endorses clearer, tougher law on sexual consent Spain’s government has approved sexual consent legislation that aims to crack down on sexual violence and harassment by codifying offenses and adopting new punishments ABC News (06.07.2021) –...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Spanish High Court defends Christian television: opinions about homosexuality are not hate speech In 2017, Revelation TV was fined with 6,000 euros for allegedly attacking the dignity of LGBT people. The judge says “critiquing ideas or positions” of others is a...
Human Rights in the World
Euronews with AFP (18.05.2021) – https://bit.ly/3ymr1D0 – At least 3,000 migrants reached the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco on Monday, a record in a single day, Spanish authorities said. 1,000 of them are presumed to be minors,...
Human Rights in the World
See video here (8’30”) By Valérie Gauriat Euronews (30.04.2021) – https://bit.ly/3ucvIgz – The port of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is a major hub for tourism. It’s also host to a different kind of traveller. Every night, police and...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
“Christ, Mary and Spain – Get out, Protestant and Lutheran rats”, read one of the signs hanging on the windows of an evangelical church in Santander. The bishop of Cantabria and several parties expressed their condemnation. Protestante Digital (11.01.2021) –...