The imprisonment of Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart is being taken to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention by prestigious British lawyer Ben Emmerson, an expert in international law and human rights. This Thursday's announcement was picked up by media around the world.
Agence France-Presse: "Three Catalan leaders jailed over independence role appeal to UN panel"
Three Catalan leaders jailed over independence role appeal to UN panel: lawyers #UWGAD pic.twitter.com/CqU41Rb2hX
— AFP news agency (@AFP) 1 de febrer de 2018
Reuters: "Jailed Catalan independence leaders lodge case with U.N."
Jailed Catalan independence leaders lodge case with U.N. https://t.co/EykGmQHpL7
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) 1 de febrer de 2018
The Guardian: "Catalan independence leaders 'unlawfully imprisoned'"
Catalan independence leaders 'unlawfully imprisoned' https://t.co/et4UjRGmU5
— The Guardian (@guardian) 1 de febrer de 2018
RTBF: "Catalonia: Three imprisoned pro-independence leaders refer to the UN"
Catalogne: trois responsables indépendantistes emprisonnés saisissent l'ONU https://t.co/3b1ZHHkzp7
— RTBF info (@RTBFinfo) 1 de febrer de 2018
Politico: "Jailed Catalan independence leaders file complaint with UN, saying that their imprisonment breaks international law"
Jailed Catalan independence leaders file complaint with UN, saying that their imprisonment breaks international law https://t.co/Io1nDUOzV7
— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) 1 de febrer de 2018
Deutsche Welle: "Three Catalan leaders jailed over their role in the Spanish region's independence vote are appealing to the UN "
Three Catalan leaders jailed over their role in the Spanish region's independence vote are appealing to the @UN.
— dwnews (@dwnews) 1 de febrer de 2018
They argue their imprisonment is unlawful.https://t.co/YMoKSDO9cZ pic.twitter.com/bEiROoypIO
Fox: "Jailed Catalan separatists take case to UN working group"
Jailed Catalan separatists take case to UN working group - Lawyers representing three jailed Catalan separatists have lodged a case with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over their "unlawful" imprisonment. https://t.co/AIZUXkZkiW
— World News (@Worldnews_Media) 1 de febrer de 2018
China Global Television Network: "Three Catalan leaders jailed in Spain over their role in their region's independence crisis will appeal to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, according to their lawyers"
Three Catalan leaders jailed in Spain over their role in their region's independence crisis will appeal to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, according to their lawyers pic.twitter.com/4fLPoMaZoP
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) 1 de febrer de 2018