Spain must end the practice of incommunicado detention as it violates the rights of people deprived of their liberty, said Amnesty International in a report published today.
“It is inadmissible that in present day Spain anyone who is arrested for whatever reason should disappear as if in a black hole for days on end. Such lack [...]

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Governments in Europe are putting lives at risk by denying refugees protection, Amnesty International warned today. On World Refugee Day, the doors to Europe are closing as the rights of those seeking sanctuary are ignored.
“Refugees are risking their lives to find safety only to be turned away when they reach Europe,” said Nicola Duckworth, Europe [...]

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Following the recent call by Amnesty for Spain to halt the extradition of Murad Gasayev to Russia, Human Rights Watch have also called on Spain to immediately halt plans to extradite the Chechen to Russia, where he will be at risk of torture.
To secure the extradition of the man, Murad Ajmedovich Gasayev, Russian authorities have [...]

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As the Spanish authorities prepare to extradite Murad Gasayev to the Russian Federation Amnesty International called for these proceedings to be halted immediately as he would be at great risk of torture if returned.
“We hold the Spanish authorities responsible for the wellbeing of Murad Gasayev and urge them not to send him to a country [...]

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Amnesty International has called on the Spanish government to comply with its international obligations regarding past crimes and to protect victims’ rights by ensuring there is an effective judicial enquiry into the enforced disappearances committed during the Civil War and Franco’s regime (1936-1975).
This request was made as Amnesty International launches a new report refuting myths [...]

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Halt Repatriations and Provide Lawyers and Other Safeguards
Spain’s accelerating effort to send back unaccompanied children who enter the country illegally might subject them to danger, ill-treatment and detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government needs to halt repatriations until it has a process to ensure their well-being, and, as an [...]

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Amnesty International submits its human rights agenda to President Rodriguez Zapatero
(Madrid) Amnesty International today made public the human rights agenda for the Spanish government’s second term, a review of progress to date and a number of concrete suggestions for future action which was presented yesterday to President Rodriguez Zapatero.
“We welcome the commitment President Zapatero [...]

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Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Irene Khan, is leading a
mission to Spain to meet with government officials, human rights
organizations, survivors of human rights violations and professional
organizations. The visit will conclude with the launch of a human rights
agenda to the Spanish Government for the 2008-2011 legislature period.
During a visit to Tenerife, Irene Khan made the following statement [...]

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Ombudsman Confirms Human Rights Watch Abuse Findings
(Brussels, June 9, 2008) – An investigation by the Spanish Ombudsman has revealed serious shortcomings in two Canary Islands emergency care centers housing up to 200 unaccompanied migrant children, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Spanish Ombudsman’s office launched an independent investigation in September 2007, triggered by the Human Rights [...]

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