Spain’s Catholic bishops find evidence of 728 sexual abusers within church since 1945
Spain’s Episcopal Conference, the Catholic bishops’ conference, has said that it has found evidence of 728 sexual abusers within the church since 1945, through the
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Spain’s Supreme Court upholds 135-year sentence of British paedophile
The Spanish Supreme Court has upheld the 135-year prison sentence of a British teacher and au pair who created and distributed pornography of children in
Contestant on Spain’s ‘Big Brother’ jailed for sexual assault on camera
A contestant on ‘Gran Hermano’, Spain’s version of ‘Big Brother’, has been jailed for just over a year for sexually assaulting another contestant as the
Pedro Sánchez apologises to victims over government’s rape law loophole
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez apologised on Sunday to victims for a loophole in a recent landmark law aimed at fighting sexual violence that has
Spain’s ombudsman has heard testimonies from 445 victims of church sex abuse
Spain’s ombudsman (‘Defensor del Pueblo’ in Spanish) has said that an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the
Women’s Day rallies in Spain show disunity in feminist movement
Back in 2018, marches in Spain for International Women’s Day reached a peak as a global reference, when a successfully organised nationwide strike consolidated its
Spain’s coalition parties at loggerheads over amending sexual consent law
The unity of Spain’s first-ever coalition government has faced its toughest test in three years of power this week, with the two ruling parties, the
Barcelona court denies bail appeal from Dani Alves, as viewed as ‘flight risk’
A court in Barcelona denied an appeal from Brazilian footballer Dani Alves on Tuesday to be freed on bail while the investigation of a sexual assault
Judge investigating Dani Alves alleged sexual assault case hears from witnesses
The judge investigating the Dani Alves sexual assault case heard testimonies from eight witnesses at a closed hearing lasting around two hours at Barcelona’s City of
Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law
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
