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2022 Hate Crimes Survey

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Pro Igual continues its initiative para examinar las experiencias individuales con el crimen de odio en España. Si usted ha sido víctima o testigo de un crimen de odio, o conoce a alguien que era, please help us monitor the scope of the phenomenon by taking part in our online survey on hate crimes in Spain, y compartir el enlace entre sus contactos y redes. The current survey is available in Español. Todas las respuestas son estrictamente confidenciales. Gracias por su ayuda!

On Occasion of the International Day of Elimination of VAW

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The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls is celebrated worldwide on November 25 (UN (Resolution 54/134). On occasion of this day, let us remember the names of the female victims of domestic violence in Spain. As of now, the number of murdered women and girls is over 1000

Although Spain boasts a progressive 2004 law dealing with gender-based violence, it may be not enough, as services are over-subscribed and many victims — especially those with an uncertain legal status — are not reached. In 2017, the Spainish parliament passed measures designed to bolster the original law, with a five-year budget of one billion euros. At the same time, the law is under attack of a right-wing party (Vox) which seeks its repeal, and has received a surprizing boost at the recent Spanish election.

European Victims of Crime Day (22 Febrero)

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On the occasion of the European Victims of Crime Day (22 Febrero)

Pro Igual reminds that all victims of hate crime in Spain, irrespective of their legal status, can anonimously share their experiences through its hate crimes survey. There must never be crimes without consequences, or victims without voices. Everyone should be able to report without fear.

OSCE ODIHR has prepared a number of valuable manuals and guides on combating hate crimes, available aquí. We would also like to present explainer prepared by PICUM (en la que Pro Igual participa) for law enforcement actors en The Rights of Undocumented Victims of Crime: What to Know If You’re a Police Officer (disponible en inglés, Español o German.)

 

Pro Igual Resumes Surveying Hate Crimes in Spain

Pro Igual resumes its initiative para examinar las experiencias individuales con el crimen de odio en España. Si usted ha sido víctima o testigo de un crimen de odio, o conoce a alguien que era, please help us monitor the scope of the phenomenon by taking part in our online survey on hate crimes in Spain, y compartir el enlace entre sus contactos y redes. The current survey is available in Español. Todas las respuestas son estrictamente confidenciales. Gracias por su ayuda!

 

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Progress for victims of #hatecrimes in Spain!

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We are pleased and proud to inform that after over two years of relentless advocacy by Pro Igual´s team, the Valencia police signed a formal agreement with the OSCE to start police training on hate crimes within the TACHLE program.

We believe this will be a major step towards practical implementation of rights of victims of #hatecrimes, who overwhelmingly tend to be from the most vulnerable groups: minorías, immigrants, undocumented persons, and so forth.

We also hope this pilot will be replicated across Spain and will continue working towards this goal.

Pro Igual Continúa Topografía Crímenes de Odio en España en 2016

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Pro Igual continues its initiative para examinar las experiencias individuales con el crimen de odio en España. Si usted ha sido víctima o testigo de un crimen de odio, o conoce a alguien que era, Por favor, ayúdanos a dar a conocer el verdadero alcance del fenómeno, al participar en nuestra encuesta en línea sobre crímenes de odio en España, y compartir el enlace entre sus contactos y redes. La 2016 encuesta está disponible en Español. Todas las respuestas son estrictamente confidenciales. Gracias por su ayuda!

Pro Igual Continúa Topografía Crímenes de Odio en España en 2015

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Pro Igual continues its initiative para examinar las experiencias individuales con el crimen de odio en España. Si usted ha sido víctima o testigo de un crimen de odio, o conoce a alguien que era, Por favor, ayúdanos a dar a conocer el verdadero alcance del fenómeno, al participar en nuestra encuesta en línea sobre crímenes de odio en España, y compartir el enlace entre sus contactos y redes. La 2015 encuesta está disponible en Español. Todas las respuestas son estrictamente confidenciales. Gracias por su ayuda!

Pro Igual commentary on the Spanish draft law implementing the EU Victims´ Directive

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Over 30 million people fall victim to crime in the EU every year. People who travel or live abroad are potential victims of crimes committed in a country other than their own and need access to justice. This can affect particularly harshly those who find themselves in an irregular administrative situation.

La EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime was adopted on 25 October 2012. It replaces the 2001 Framework Decision and will ensure that victims are recognized and receive proper protection and support. The Directive considerably strengthens the rights of victims and their family members to information, support and protection as well as their procedural rights when participating in criminal proceedings. It also includes provisions that will ensure that professionals are trained on victims’ needs and encourage cooperation between Member States and awareness raising on victims’ rights.

All EU Member States must transpose the Directive into the national law by 15 Noviembre 2015. If implemented properly, the Directive could fill the important gap that currently exists with regard to protection of undocumented migrants who become victims of discriminación, los crímenes del odio, and other crimes in the EU. The text of the EU Victims Directive is available here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/criminal/victims/index_en.htm.

Spain is currently in process of transposing the Directive and the draft law has been made available for public consultations. Pro Igual prepared comments and recommendations on the draft law, available (en español) aquí. We urge other Spanish civil society organizations working on rights of (indocumentados) migrants to join in the effort to ensure justice for all victims, regardless of their administrative situation.

Pro Igual Becomes a Member of PICUM

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Pro Igual is pleased to announce that our application to become a member of PICUM was formally approved by the PICUM General Assembly on 21 Junio 2014.

Pro Igual´s initiatives specifically regarding undocumented migrants include: campaign Salvemos a la Hospitalidad! alongside other Spanish NGOs which succeeded in having the draft Penal Code amended so to avoid criminalizing any assistance to undocumented migrants. Also, our ongoing activities include domestic and international advocacy for closure of Centros de Internamiento para Extranjeros (CIEs).

We look forward to fruitful cooperation with all the Platform members and supporters to bring greater visibility to the issues surrounding undocumented migrants in Spain and to ensuring human rights for all persons, regardless of their administrative status.

On Occasion of #15J, Five Myths and Facts of Immigration in Spain

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Spanish NGOs across the country have dedicated June the 15ª to actively campaigning for the closure of Internment Centers for Foreigners (CIEs). CIEs are prisons in all but name for foreigners who find themselves in an irregular administrative situation. Pro Igual has written about CIEs in the past and some of our advocacy activities are also related to human rights violations taking places in CIEs.

CIEs exist against a backdrop of the economic crisis and rise in xenophobia exploited by some political forces to gain votes. But declarations demonizing immigrants are not only harmful for social cohesion, they are also patently untrue. Here are 5 persistent myths v. facts regarding immigration in Spain.

Myth 1: Immigrants are “flooding” Spain.

Fact: For several years now Spain has experienced net out-migration, that is, more people leave than come to Spain. According to the figures of the Spanish Institute for Statistics (INE), not only Spanish citizens leave Spain in droves, but also more foreign (non-EU) nationals leave than come.

Myth 2: Immigrants are responsible for most crime in Spain.

Fact: Neither in terms of economic volume (that is, how much money they got through criminal activity), nor in terms of violence, do foreigners lead. In several major corruption cases uncovered in recent years and involving billions of euros, it was Spanish citizens, often holding public office, who were the perpetrators, not immigrants.

Myth 3: Immigrants burden Spanish social security.

Fact: Budget cuts of recent years have left without access to healthcare tens of thousands of immigrants who lost jobs and access to residence. That is despite the fact that immigrants were contributing to economy and social security while they had jobs. At the same time, troubled companies, primarily banks, received billions of public funding after causing economic damage to the country that affected all the rest. Sheer amounts of subsidies to banks dwarf all the (theoretical) welfare payments to Spaniards and immigrants combined.

Myth 4: Foreigners in CIEs are criminals and subject to deportation.

Fact: Less than a quarter of CIE detainees are charged with any infraction. Well over half are released following identification, after having suffered the trauma of de facto imprisonment and on occasion even abuse. There is no need to maintain these expensive and inhuman institutions to address the issues that present less danger to public than traffic violations.

Myth 5: CIEs are “residential centers” for foreigners.

Fact: CIE inmates are often subjected to human rights violations, prompting a nickname “Spanish guantanamos.” Just recently, la Spanish courts ruled against CIE guards accused of rape, beating and other forms of ill-treatment of inmates. And since inmates cannot leave, or for that matter be visited by family at their leisure, CIEs are effectively prisons. The only difference is: there needs to be a crime and a due process in order to throw a person in jail. To get into CIE, it is sufficient to “look foreign” and not have an ID.

Tan, today, Pro Igual joins with our friends and colleagues from other Spanish NGOs in calling for the immediate and complete closure of CIEs.

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