22.01.2012 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"World Report 2012"

Annual report on the human rights situation in 2011 [ID 208885]

13.09.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"July-December 2010 International Religious Freedom Report"

Annual report on religious freedom, covering July-December 2010 [ID 201898]

18.08.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2010 - Chapter 2 - Spain"

Country Report on Terrorism 2010 [ID 201336]

27.06.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2011"

Trafficking in persons report 2011 [ID 162267]

13.05.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Amnesty International Report 2011 - The State of the World's Human Rights"

Annual report 2011 (events of 2010) [ID 160133]

02.05.2011 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom of the Press 2011"

Annual report on press freedom (covering 2010) [ID 203767]

20.04.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on UA: 99/11 Index: EUR 41/006/2011"

Mohamed Zaher Asade, Syrian man detained to be deported from Spain to Syria, was released on 15 April; his expulsion order, issued January 2009, has not been withdrawn [ID 158893]

08.04.2011 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2010"

Annual report on human rights in 2010 [ID 158250]

05.04.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on UA: 99/11 [EUR 41/005/2011]"

According to reports, family of Syrian Mohamed Zaher Asade has been facing pressure from authorities to leave country; Mohamed Zaher Asade, who has been serving 8-year sentence on terrorism charges until September 2010, re-arrested March 2011; he is facing deportation to Syria, where he could face torture and ill-treatment [ID 157922]

01.04.2011 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Urgent Action: 99/11 [EUR 41/004/2011]"

Syrian man, Mohamed Zaher Asade has lived in Spain for the last 20 years; he was serving an 8-year sentence for terrorism-related offences until September 2010; he has been detained again on 30 March and is at imminent risk of deportation to Syria, where he would be at risk of torture and ill-treatment [ID 157732]

24.02.2011 - Source:UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 

"Committee On The Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Considers Report Of Spain"

Experts criticise incompatibility of immigration law with International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination; Spanish police sets up checkpoints in areas of immigrant population; no ombudsman for regional level [ID 156124]

23.02.2011 - Source:UN Human Rights Council (formerly UN Commission on Human Rights) 

"Joint written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre, a non governmental organization in general consultative status, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada, the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, nongovernmental organizations in special consultative status [A/HRC/16/NGO/46]" , Author: Asian Legal Resource Centre; Lawyers Rights Watch Canada; International Association of Democratic Lawyers

Brief report of the Asian Legal Resource Centre, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers on judges and the rule of law in Spain [ID 157510]

15.02.2011 - Source:Committee to Protect Journalists 

"Attacks on the Press 2010"

Annual report on press freedom in 2010 [ID 154885]

08.02.2011 - Source:Council of Europe - European Commission against Racism and Intolerance 

"ECRI Report on Spain (fourth monitoring cycle) [CRI(2011)4]"

Report on racism and intolerance (legal situation; discrimination in various fields; public discourse; racist violence; vulnerable group; conduct of law-enforcement officials) [ID 159547]

31.01.2011 - Source:UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 

"Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Fifth periodic report submitted by States parties in accordance with articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant; Spain [E/C.12/ESP/5]"

State report on implementation of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (country profile; legislative, administrative, judicial and other measures adopted to give effect to the provisions of the Covenant) [ID 205179]

24.01.2011 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"World Report 2011"

Annual report on human rights situation in 2010 [ID 153489]

06.01.2011 - Source:Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly 

"Rural women in Europe [Doc. 12460]"

Report on socio-economical situation of women in rural areas [ID 152850]

17.12.2010 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Moroccan man forcibly returned by Spain could face torture"

Dual Belgian-Moroccan citizen, Ali Aarrass, returned to Morocco by Spanish officials; he could face torture, incommunicado detention and unfair trial; he is accused of belonging to terrorist network headed by Abdelkader Belliraj [ID 151300]

16.12.2010 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on Urgent Action: 106/09 [EUR 41/005/2010]"

Ali Aarrass, dual Belgian-Moroccan national, extradited from Spain to Morocco on 15 December; neither Ali Aarrass's lawyers nor his relatives were informed by the authorities of his extradition and only learnt about it through media; Aarrass is wanted on terrorism-charges; he is accused of belonging to "Belliraj Cell” [ID 151296]

23.11.2010 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Further information on Urgent Action: 106/09 [EUR 41/004/2010]"

Dual Belgian/Moroccan national, Ali Aarrass, could be forcibly returned from Spain to Morocco, after Spanish Council of Ministers approved his extradition on 19 November; upon return, he would be at risk of incommunicado detention, torture, other ill-treatment and unfair trial; Ali Aarrass wanted on terrorism-related charges [ID 150353]

17.11.2010 - Source:US Department of State 

"International Religious Freedom Report 2010"

Annual report on religious freedom 2010 [ID 149787]

21.10.2010 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Cuba: Cuban Dissident Wins Human Rights Prize"

Sakharov Price for human rights was awarded to Guillermo Fariñas, the Cuban dissident who held a hunger strike to call for the release of other political prisoners; since he ended his 135-day hunger strike, more than 40 political prisoners have been released, most of whom have been forced into exile in Spain [ID 148242]

05.08.2010 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2009 - Chapter 2 - Spain"

Country Report on Terrorism 2009 [ID 149958]

08.2010 - Source:US Social Security Administration 

"Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Europe, 2010"

Overview of social security system (old age, disability and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; family allowances) [ID 146803]

22.06.2010 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Eternal Emergency"

Report on centres for unaccompanied migrant children (camp conditions in La Esperanza, Tegueste and Arinaga; safeguards against ill-treatment; absence of legal representation; lack of access to asylum procedures) [ID 141013]