There are quite a few campaigns and initiatives happening in Spain right now around violence against women and girls—some long-standing, some evolving with new risks (like digital abuse). Here’s a clear overview of the main ones so you can see the landscape: 🇪🇸 Current & Ongoing Campaigns in Spain 🔴 “Saca tarjeta roja al maltratador” (Show the red card… Read More 🇪🇸 Current & Ongoing Campaigns in Spain
1. What is the age of consent in Spain? The age of consent is 16 years old in all of Spain. That means a person aged 16 or older can legally agree to sexual activity. 2. Is it legal if one person is 16 and the other is older? Yes — generally it is legal if: both… Read More Age of consent in Spain — FAQs
When abuse continues after separation, it is often misunderstood as emotional “refusal to move on.” In reality, psychology and neuroscience show that entrenched behavioural patterns do not automatically soften when a relationship ends — and in some cases, external distance can intensify control-based responses. At the same time, in many jurisdictions, behaviours such as harassment,… Read More Criminal Liability, Behavioural Control, and the Neuroscience of Post-Separation Abuse
A Practical Guide for Women Seeking Protection If you are living in Spain and experiencing abuse, you are not alone—and there is a structured system designed to protect you. The Sistema VioGén is there to assess risk, monitor situations, and provide protection. But many women don’t know how to access it. Step 1: Contact the… Read More How to Access VioGén Support in Spain
How Technology and Risk Assessment Help Protect Survivors Spain operates one of the most advanced domestic abuse monitoring and protection systems in Europe: VioGén. Combined with COMETA GPS monitoring, it provides a structured, nationwide approach to assessing risk and protecting victims. What Is VioGén? Sistema VioGén is a national system used by police and authorities across Spain… Read More Spain’s VioGén System and GPS Monitoring
Understanding Risk Assessment, Evidence, and Why Victims Must Be Supported I remain classified as high risk under my assessment. The passage of time without a recent incident does not mean the risk has disappeared. It does not mean the situation is safe. And it does not mean the danger is no longer present. Risk assessments are not… Read More High Risk Does Not Disappear With Time
🌍 Global reality (worldwide) 🔴 Women murdered (femicide) Around 50,000 women and girls per year are killed by a partner or family member ~137 women every day Roughly 1 woman every 10 minutes Around 80,000–85,000 women per year globally 👉 The key point:Most women are killed by someone they know, not strangers. 💔 Suicide linked to abuse This is harder… Read More Real evidence-based figures without exaggeration.
Abuse does not exist in isolation. When someone moves through life harming partners, ex-wives, children, or others, and that behaviour is ignored, excused, or covered up, it creates the conditions for abuse to continue. This is the uncomfortable truth: abuse is not sustained by one person alone. It is sustained by the environment around them.… Read More Why Abuse Continues: The Role of Silence, Denial, and Protection
Here is a clear, practical explanation of your legal rights in Spain when you have a restraining order (“orden de alejamiento”), especially in situations like public events: ⚖️ Your Legal Position (Spain) If you have a restraining order against someone: 👉 You are the protected person👉 They are the restricted person This is fundamental. 🚫 What the other person… Read More ⚖️ Your Legal Position (Spain)
Here’s how it works in simple terms: 🚨 If a restraining order is breached A restraining order (“orden de alejamiento”) is a legal protection, not a suggestion. If the person: Comes near the protected person Approaches them in public Contacts them in any way 👉 This is a criminal offence in Spain. Even being in the same public… Read More Guardia Civil can and should get involved if a restraining order is being ignored, especially in a public place.
