Maybe this thread is useful after all, any way we can see a country's attitude to such matters will always be useful and those sites Chica, Booklady and others so kindly posted illustrate this brilliantly. Thanks.
In particular the 'Spanish Hero' article reminds us of the most basic and essential qualities we are all capable of (compassion and respect for all humans), and often forget because we don't have to suffer the same misfortunes-
I'll be following and finding out more about this man brother Isidoro Macias and his work.

Fmiketheman, you said this,
Gulp.
Well thanks for letting me know what and how you 'think'.