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Spain was an initial signatory on 11 May 2011 of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No. 210), known as the “Istanbul Convention”, which was ratified by Spain on 10 April 2014 and came into effect on 1 August 2014. The Istanbul Convention is a legally-binding ...
e. Gender violence and rape in Francoist Spain was a problem that was a result of Nationalist attitudes developed during the Spanish Civil War. Sexual violence was common on the part of Nationalist forces and their allies during the Civil War. Falangist rearguard troops would rape and murder women in cemeteries, hospitals, farmhouses, and prisons.
Anjana Mishra rape case (1999) Imrana rape case (2005) Ayesha Miran rape case (2007) Soumya murder case (2011) 2012 Delhi gang rape. 2013 Kamduni gang rape and murder case. Suzette Jordan (2013) 2013 Mumbai gang rape. 2014 Birbhum gang rape case.
For years, many killings of women in Spain have been loosely described as “crimes of passion” or “love crimes,” but the adoption of gender-violence laws in the early 2000s helped educate ...
The Courts for Violence Against Women have the power to inquire on the following crimes: Homicide (manslaughter or murder), abortion, battery, harm to the fetus, crimes against freedom, crimes against moral integrity, sexual crimes or any other crime committed by the present or past spouse or significant other, independently or living together, as well as against minor and unable that are ...
The status of women in Spain has evolved from the country 's earliest history, culture, and social norms. Throughout the late 20th century, Spain has undergone a transition from Francoist Spain (1939-1975), during which women's rights were severely restricted, to a democratic society where gender equality is a fundamental principle.
In addition to the repression throughout Spain against certain ... Adultery by women was a crime, but adultery by the husband was a crime only if he lived with his ...
First known victim in Spain of transphobic murder. Sonia Rescalvo Zafra (1946 – 6 October 1991) was a Spanish trans woman who was murdered by a group of neo-Nazis in the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona on 6 October 1991. [1][2] Her murder is notable for being the first known case in Spain of a person being murdered for being transgender. [3]