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SPAIN: Gay Marriage Takes Root Despite Opposition
The recent legalisation of same-sex marriage in Spain is taking root, in spite of continued opposition from conservative parties and the Catholic Church.CHILE: Book Smearing Allende Took Thesis Statements Out of Context, Says Former Adviser
A new book alleging that former socialist Chilean president Salvador Allende (1908-1973) was anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi has been described as little more than slander, given its biased, selective approach to supposed "evidence" taken completely out of context and misrepresented.RIGHTS: Conviction of Argentine Rights Abuser Opens Door to International Justice
The 640-year sentence handed down Tuesday to former Argentine naval officer Adolfo Scilingo in Spain "opens another door to international justice, for trying perpetrators of crimes against humanity," human rights activist Monica Cavagna told IPS.RIGHTS: Argentina Recognises Spain’s Jurisdiction to Try Rights Abuser
The Spanish courts have jurisdiction to try former Argentine Navy captain Adolfo Scilingo, on trial in Spain for genocide and torture, Argentina's Human Rights Secretary Eduardo Duhalde said in an interview with IPS.AGRICULTURE-EU: Subsidies Hurt Poor Nations, Short-Change Family Farms, Says Oxfam
Changes to the current agricultural policy of the European Union would benefit not only the world's poor nations - and thereby help achieve the Millennium Development Goals - but also the majority of European farmers, who are short-changed by the system now in place, says the Spanish affiliate of Oxfam.AGRICULTURE-EU: Subsidies Hurt Poor Nations, Short-Change Family Farms, Says Oxfam
Changes to the current agricultural policy of the European Union would benefit not only the world's poor nations - and thereby help achieve the Millennium Development Goals - but also the majority of European farmers, who are short-changed by the system now in place.HUMAN RIGHTS: When Terror Is Not Terrorism
Leaders and personalities from around the world meeting this week in Madrid are taking on the difficult task of coming up with a global definition for the word "terrorism" - and ways to fight it while also protecting democracy.HUMAN RIGHTS: When Terror Is Not Terrorism
Leaders and personalities from around the world meeting this week in the Spanish capital will attempt to agree on a global definition of the word "terrorism" and recommend measures on how to fight it.INT’L WOMEN’S DAY-SPAIN: Celebrating Many Strides Forward
Women beekeepers from Jaén, a province in southern Spain, will celebrate International Women's Day this year, which falls on Tuesday, with a honey-tasting exhibit to underline their support for sustainable development and demand gender equality.INTERVIEW WITH BALTASAR GARZON: “WE ARE CLOSING THE SPACE OF IMPUNITY.”
Any attack or act of aggression against a civilian population, whether by civilian groups, insurgents, terrorists, or regular armed forces is an act of terrorism, asserts Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who won international renown for his prosecution of the ex-dictator of Chile Augusto Pinochet (London 1998) as well as of socialist functionaries for the \"dirty war\" (1983-1986), Spanish and foreign drug traffickers, and the Basque terrorist group Eta and its press and political organs.CLIMATE CHANGE: Spain Lags in Kyoto Protocol Compliance
Spain will have to make quite an effort if it wants to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, and even so, the country is likely to fail, say experts. Spain's emissions of so-called greenhouse gases increased 40 percent since 1990 and average temperatures rose 1.5 degrees Celsius over the past 30 years.FOOTBALL-SPAIN: United Against Racism
The Spanish government, professional associations and civil society organisations resolved on Tuesday to join forces to fight racism in football, in view of the harm it causes and the way it reflects on society.Spain Lags Behind in Kyoto Protocol Compliance
Spain is the European nation with the biggest increase in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. Many companies are expected to turn to Latin America in order to meet their emissions reduction quotas. The energy company Endesa has announced it will invest 3.2 billion dollars in the region.IMMIGRATION-EUROPE: Opening Doors to Lock Them Tighter
The process of legalising the status of undocumented immigrants, which began Monday in Spain, will open doors to foreign workers who are already living in the country in order to close them more tightly against those who try to enter in the future.DEVELOPMENT: Fair Trade Is Helpful, but Not Enough
The Fair Trade movement is growing in Spain, where it now enjoys government support. But the momentum is not strong enough to compensate for the unfair practices that keep the markets of the wealthy industrialised North largely closed to the developing South.EQUATORIAL GUINEA: A Classroom for the Mentally Disabled
The only classroom for the mentally disabled in the tiny West African nation of Equatorial Guinea is run by two non-governmental organisations, because for the government, the mentally handicapped do not exist, an activist told IPS in Spain.WORLD AIDS DAY: Innovative Initiatives in Spain
Madrid Positivo, a Spanish non-governmental organisation that helps homeless people and others living with HIV/AIDS kick their drug habit, while curbing the spread of AIDS, awarded its annual prizes Monday for outstanding efforts in the fight against the disease.VENEZUELA-SPAIN: Business Deals and Like-Minded Political Views
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez set out for Libya Wednesday from the Spanish capital, where he and Spain's socialist Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero advocated an economic model that puts an emphasis on social questions.IBERO-AMERICA SUMMIT: Final Declaration to Include Cuban Anti-Terrorism Resolution
Just when it seemed that Cuba would be locked in a standoff with the other countries represented at the 14th Ibero-American Summit, currently underway in the Costa Rican capital, Mexico's intervention smoothed the way for a consensus on a draft resolution condemning the pardon granted to four Cubans jailed in Panama for attempting to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro.EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Growing Suppression, Soaring Poverty in Tiny Oil-Rich
The dictator of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, is stepping up suppression of opposition, while social conditions in the tiny West African nation are worsening, an opposition leader told IPS on his visit to Spain.IMMIGRATION-SPAIN: Barred from the Classrooms in Madrid and Valencia
Activists, teachers and politicians with the ruling socialist party in Spain are worried about a decision by authorities in schools in the provinces of Madrid and Valencia, which are governed by the centre-right Popular Party, to bar undocumented immigrants who have completed the 10 years of compulsory schooling from continuing their education.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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