Gender violence becomes key issue in PP-Vox pacts ahead of 23 July election
Gender violence, and whether it even exists, has become the key issue in the possible pacts between the right-wing People’s Party (PP) and far-right Vox...
Violence against women
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...
Man in Spain jailed for a year after slapping wife during TikTok livestream
A man in Spain who slapped his wife during a TikTok livestream was sentenced on Monday to a year in jail, even though the victim...
Spanish government secures its ‘Only Yes is Yes’ sexual consent law
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...
UN body says Spain should compensate woman for ‘violence’ in C-section case
Spain should compensate a woman who was forced to undergo a caesarean (C-section) without her consent and with her arms strapped down, a United Nations committee...
Spain approves ‘Only Yes is Yes’ sexual consent bill
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...
Police in Catalonia view two Russian killings as gender violence
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...
Hand SOS signal sees arrest of man for alleged domestic abuse in Barcelona
A man was arrested in Barcelona this week for alleged domestic abuse, after a woman made an international hand signal for help in a waiting room...
Spain approves draft bill on sexual consent – the ‘Only Yes Means Yes’ law
The Spanish government has approved a new draft bill regarding sexual consent this week, that is aimed at eradicating sexual violence and harassment against women. The...
