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05 June 2020 11:44 AM

The defendants in the Catalan independence trial at the Spanish Supreme Court on April 10

Spain ‘ignored’ UN call to release jailed politicians for a year: pro-independence groups

United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention stated that detentions were “against the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”

Politics

22 January 2020 04:01 PM

United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during Spain's human rights review on January 22, 2020 (by Natàlia Segura)

Over a dozen countries call on Spain to guarantee freedom of speech and protest

Universal Periodic Review to evaluate human rights record described as "most severe blow"

Society

21 January 2020 05:20 PM

Facade of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Jordi Pujolar)

Civil groups slam Spain's human rights record on eve of UN review

Spanish government's handling of Catalan conflict among points included in Wednesday's Universal Periodic Review

Society

10 December 2019 08:39 PM

United Nations Human Rights Council plenary session on June 24, 2019 (by Natàlia Segura)

40 organizations denounce 'human rights violations' in Spain to UN

Most alleged infringements presented in Geneva relate to protest, freedom of expression, and political participation in Catalonia

Society

22 July 2019 12:57 PM

Facade of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland. (Photo: Jordi Pujolar)

Demands for UN to look into rights 'infringements' in Spain intensify

Recent reports sent to United Nations allege Spanish authorities have abused basic rights in response to 2017 independence bid

Politics

11 July 2019 01:04 PM

Meeting of the departments of the Catalan government to propose environmental measures in line with the UN's 2030 Agenda plan. (Photo: Aina Martí)

Catalonia's 920 commitments to meet UN 2030 Agenda

Environmental and sustainability plans expected to be officially passed after the summer

Society

04 July 2019 07:31 PM

Jailed Catalan leaders Quim Forn, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull, and Dolors Bassa (by ACN)

UN calls for release of four jailed Catalan politicians

Forn, Romeva, Rull, and Bassa “arbitrarily" detained, says United Nations Working Group

Catalan Trial

03 June 2019 02:13 PM

Lawyer Ben Emmerson speaking at a press conference in London

Spain described as 'desperate' for criticizing UN report on jailed leaders

Foreign minister believes that if Madrid ignores Working Group on Arbitrary Detention's requests, its reputation 'will be seriously damaged'

Politics

30 May 2019 12:00 PM

Jailed leaders Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva's lawyer, Andreu van den Eynde, in February 2019 (by Andrea Zamorano)

Jailed leaders' lawyer warns of last chance for clients' release

Andreu Van den Eynde reacts to UN report calling for defendants to be freed, arguing that as trial ends the reasons to let them go are "coming together"

Politics

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