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Spain’s constitutional court finally rejects abortion law challenge, from 13 years ago

News Desk10th February 202316th February 2023

10th February 202316th February 20232022

Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a challenge lodged more than a decade ago by the right-wing People’s Party (PP) against a law allowing abortions...

Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law

News Desk1st February 20237th February 2023

1st February 20237th February 20232570

The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...

Spanish minister accuses judges of ‘machismo’ after loophole in Spain’s new rape law used to reduce sentences

News Desk17th November 202222nd November 2022

17th November 202222nd November 20222970

Spain’s main opposition party and the country’s association of magistrates have called for the government’s Equality Minister, Irene Montero, to resign, after she accused judges of...

Spanish government secures its ‘Only Yes is Yes’ sexual consent law

News Desk26th August 202231st August 2022

26th August 202231st August 20223889

The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday in favour of a new law that makes consent a key determinant in sexual assault cases, freeing victims of...

Spain’s beach body positivity campaign used model’s image without asking

News Desk29th July 20221st August 2022

29th July 20221st August 20224037

UPDATED on Friday 29 July at 12h A British model has said that her image was used in the Spanish Ministry of Equality’s campaign promoting...

Spanish cabinet approves new draft bill on transgender rights

News Desk27th June 20228th July 2022

27th June 20228th July 20221984

Spain’s cabinet ministers approved a new draft bill on transgender rights on Monday that will allow anyone aged over 16, and in some cases as young as...

Spain approves ‘Only Yes is Yes’ sexual consent bill

News Desk27th May 20222nd June 2022

27th May 20222nd June 20222717

The Spanish Congress voted on Thursday to approve a bill that makes consent a key determinant in sexual assault cases, freeing victims of having to...

A first for Europe, Spain seeks to introduce paid menstrual leave

News Desk22nd May 202225th May 2022

22nd May 202225th May 20222637

The Spanish left-leaning coalition government approved a draft bill on Tuesday to reinforce abortion rights and make Spain the first country in Europe to offer...

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Police in Catalonia view two Russian killings as gender violence

News Desk22nd April 202226th April 2022

22nd April 202226th April 20222722

Police in Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra, have said they are treating the killings of a Russian woman and her daughter this week as a case...

Spanish TikTok star under investigation over unprotected sex and consent comments

Steph Osborn15th July 202120th July 2021

15th July 202120th July 20213831

Spanish TikTok star, Naim Darrechi, is facing an investigation after controversial comments about unprotected sex and consent in a recent video that has shocked many of...

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