Amnesty requests being an observer in Catalan independence trial
Human Rights Watch denounces no police officer sentenced for excessive use of force during referendum
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Amnesty International to 'monitor' trial of jailed leaders to assess whether it is 'fair'
Human Rights NGO calls year-long detention "unjustifiable"
Amnesty calls for 'immediate release' of jailed leaders after year of detention
NGO says pre-trial imprisonment of Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart is "disproportionate" and restricts their rights to free speech and peaceful assembly
Amnesty International condemns Spain for passive role in referendum day violence investigation
Prosecutor did not "play its role," laments director of NGO in Spain
Spain ‘obstructing’ investigation on police violence in Catalonia, says Amnesty
NGO warns case against crackdown on independence referendum hindered by prosecutor and Ministry of Interior
Rap video denounces repression from prison
Song ‘The Bourbons are Thieves’ takes lyrics in solidarity from accused rappers Valtonyc, Hasél, and La Insurgencia
Spanish counter-terror law ‘used to crush satire,’ says Amnesty International
A new report states that the increased use of Article 578 to prosecute citizens “is part of a sustained attack on freedom of expression”
Situation in Catalonia for Spain to decide, says Timmermans
EU shouldn't interfere as long as fundamental rights "are not violated," states European Commission vice-president
Imprisonment of Catalan leaders ‘sends a very scary message,’ says Amnesty director
Q&A with Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International Europe’s director
Amnesty: rights of Catalan independence supporters ‘disproportionately restricted’
Annual report on the state of human rights in the world includes the imprisonment of pro-independence leaders and Spanish police violence
Amnesty calls on Spain to release jailed Catalan leader
Prolonged imprisonment is “excessive” and “disproportionate”
Observers and experts speak out against police violence and in favor of dialogue
Dutch diplomat in Catalonia on October 1: ‘Obama or Koffi Annan could mediate’
Spanish police used “excessive and disproportionate” force on Sunday, says Amnesty International
The human rights NGO calls for an urgent, “thorough, and immediate” investigation
10 international figures, including 2 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, support Catalonia's right to self-determination
South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Argentinian activist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, both of whom were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, as well as UK film-maker Ken Loach, Dutch sociologist Saskia Sassen, UK historian Paul Preston, American sociologist Richard Sennett, US writer Harold Bloom, Portuguese writer António Lobo Antunes, Irish activist Bill Shipsey and US former ambassador Ambler Moss have issued the 'Let Catalans Vote' manifesto. "A majority of Catalans have repeatedly expressed in different ways the wish to exercise their democratic right to vote on their political future" the document starts. Mentioning the positive examples of Quebec and Scotland, the signers stress that "to prevent the Catalans from voting seems to contradict the principles that inspire democratic societies". Finally, they urge the Spanish and Catalan governments to agree on a vote and "to negotiate in good faith based on the result".
114,000 families still searching for missing loved ones from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime
Amnesty International has released information suggesting that over 114,000 families from the Spanish state still have no solution to the disappearance of their loved ones as a result of the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime. They have asked the Government to take responsibility on this “gross violation of human rights”.