22-Feb-18 TV News: 'Amnesty highlights Spanish crackdown on independence in annual report'

<p>Disproportionate use of police violence to stop the independence referendum... Attacks on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly of Catalan independence supporters… Excessive pre-trial detention of Catalan leaders… All these have been highlighted by Amnesty International in its annual report. The document paints a grim picture of the state of human rights in the world. And Spain is no exception. We speak with the director of the organization in Europe to understand the gravity of the situation. We also bring you the latest on the controversy surrounding en exhibit featuring Catalan leaders as political prisoners, which was removed from an art festival in Madrid.</p> / ACN

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First published: February 22, 2018 07:05 PM

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