24 Nobel Prize laureates call for “mediation and dialogue” between Catalonia and Spain
The authors denounce “violence and alienation” from Madrid and advocate a “peaceful resolution”
rigoberta menchú
Eight Nobel Prize winners call for “mediation and negotiation”
Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire and Rigoberta Menchú state that the “violent” Spanish government response “increases hostilities”
16 international personalities join the ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto
International personalities such as Nobel Peace Prize Rigoberta Menchú, Sinn Féin’s Gerry Adams or US actor Viggo Mortensen have joined the ‘Let Catalans vote’ manifesto. The document, first published in 2014, supports the Catalans’ “democratic right to vote on their political future” and warns that “preventing Catalans from voting seems to contradict the principles that inspire democratic societies”. The manifesto now boasts 40 signatures, including Nobel Peace Laureate Ahmed Galai, vice-president of the Tunisian League for Human Rights and a member of the National Quartet Dialogue;South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Laureate, Desmond Tutu; and American linguist Noam Chomsky, among others.