The Shocking Rape Trial That Galvanised Spain’s Feminists – And The Far Right • Discoverology

The Shocking Rape Trial That Galvanised Spain’s Feminists – And The Far Right

The ‘wolf pack’ case inspired widespread anger and protests against sexual assault laws in Spain. The case had been a moment of reckoning, which laid bare a deep culture of misogyny in Spanish society. But the anti-feminist backlash that followed has helped propel the far-right to its biggest gains since Franco.

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