https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Human rights NGO Amnesty International has criticised Spain’s “double standards” vis-a-vis refugees, highlighting the contrast between its open arms policy to Ukrainian refugees and the “brutality” with which it treats African migrants in Ceuta and Melilla. https://www.thelocal.es/20220329/amnesty-international-slams-spains-double-standards-on-immigration Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:55:19 +0200 amnesty-international-slams-spains-double-standards-on-immigration Rights group Amnesty International has launched its first campaign against evictions, tackling the widespread problem in crisis-hit Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150624/amnesty-launches-first-campaign-against-spanish-evictions Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:11:11 +0200 amnesty-launches-first-campaign-against-spanish-evictions Amnesty International slammed Spain on Wednesday over conditions in overcrowded refugee centres where it says hundreds of Syrians fleeing war are awaiting asylum. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/amnesty-slams-spain-overcrowded-refugee-centres Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:10:00 +0100 amnesty-slams-spain-overcrowded-refugee-centres The human rights group Amnesty International has criticized Spain for spending 30 times more on defending its borders than on improving the situation of asylum seekers and refugees — the biggest difference in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/fortress-spain-slammed-for-immmigration-policies Wed, 09 Jul 2014 11:14:00 +0200 fortress-spain-slammed-for-immmigration-policies Amnesty International on Thursday slammed Spanish authorities for what the human rights group believes is a concerted effort to discourage people from taking part in peaceful protests. https://www.thelocal.es/20140424/amnesty-international-slams-spain-over-protests-demonstration Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:38:00 +0200 amnesty-international-slams-spain-over-protests-demonstration Spanish courts are blocking lawsuits brought by families of victims of alleged human rights crimes carried out during Spain's 1936–39 Civil War and the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco that followed, Amnesty International said Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130618/rights-group-slams-spain-for-shelving-civil-war-claims Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:09:00 +0200 rights-group-slams-spain-for-shelving-civil-war-claims