Human Rights

2021 Catalan elections Catalan ombudsman advises postponing elections to avoid disenfranchisement Marina Fernàndez

Constitutional Court Insults to the Spanish flag are not protected by freedom of expression, rules court Gemma Liñán

Amnesty Law "Let's have a nationwide call for an Amnesty Law", say Catalan groups and parties Marta Lasalas

Spanish Justice Spanish court orders repetition of Otegi's trial, annulled by European justice Nicolas Tomás

Political prisoners Amnesty International: Spanish court ruling "perpetuates injustice" against the Jordis El Nacional

Human rights Spain's restrictive definition of "national minorities": only one group defined El Nacional / ACN

Self-determination EU Parliament refuses to back "self-determination of peoples" as a universal right El Nacional

Political prisoners UN rapporteur sees Spain's failure to release Catalan leaders as "problematic" El Nacional

Independence process ERC to lay international complaints against Spanish Civil Guard operation Marc González

Political prisoners New calls from UN and Council of Europe to release Catalan activist Jordi Cuixart El Nacional

Coronavirus ANC asks Von der Leyen to protect the rights of Spain's Catalan minority El Nacional

European Parliament Puigdemont calls on Europe to address human rights abuses in Spain Marta Lasalas

European Parliament Puigdemont's question to the first European leader to defend Catalan independence Laura Cercós

Catalan National Day 2,850 empty chairs: the Catalan protest symbolizing the absence of liberty Jordi Palmer

police repression Josep Borrell has "no moral authority" to speak about Belarus, says Puigdemont

Spanish Supreme Court Two years later, Spanish court finally obeys European justice ruling on Otegi case Nicolas Tomás

Spain's dirty war Spain's internal espionage denounced: "never before seen in democratic Europe" Alba Solé

Political prisoners World anti-torture body says Catalan pair's jail sentences should be annulled Gemma Liñán

Political prisoners Spain ignores Amnesty's call for release of Jordis: "We can't just open the cells" Carlota Camps

Political prisoners Amnesty says it again: Spain should release Cuixart and Sànchez immediately Gemma Liñán

Political prisoners PEN International rebukes Spain and calls for the release of the Jordis Carlota Camps

Editorial The UN humiliates Spain (letting it off lightly) José Antich

Human rights Spain, examined by the UN on fundamental freedoms and police violence Marta Lasalas

Human rights Forty organisations denounce the "violation of human rights" in Spain El Nacional

Editorial New slap on the wrist for Spain José Antich

Human rights Council of Europe calls out Spain in report on restrictions on right to peaceful assembly El Nacional

Police Spanish police, judges, politicians reported to the Hague over 2017 Catalan referendum Cèlia Forment i Bori

Independence trial Amnesty International: Catalan trial's "dangerous interpretation" of law "threatens rights" El Nacional

Human rights Spanish NGO warns the UN: Spain's criminal code penalises peaceful social protest El Nacional / ACN

Catalan trial verdicts 131 injured, including one eye and one testicle lost: first day of sentence protests in Catalonia Gemma Liñán

Catalan trial verdicts International Commission of Jurists: Catalan trial verdicts "violate human rights" El Nacional

Independence trial ANC brings subject of Catalan prisoners to Europe's largest human rights conference El Nacional

Political prisoners Spain silent as UN Human Rights Council hears report on arbitrary detentions Alba Solé

opinion The rights of minorities Gonzalo Boye

Francoism UN to rule whether Spain should investigate Franco regime's crimes El Nacional

Human Rights Lawyers' associations criticise Spain's human rights record to the UN El Nacional

Catalan Trial International observers’ final report, questioning Catalan trial, to go to UN Gemma Liñán

political prisoners Emmerson to Pedro Sánchez: "You can't shrug off your political responsibilities" Alba Solé

political prisoners Emmerson: "Spain is acting like a rogue state", telling "deliberate lies" to UN Jordi Palmer

Independence Trial "Much better": the judge’s comment that could annul the Catalan trial El Nacional

Independence trial Catalan speaker meets Council of Europe human rights commissioner El Nacional

political prisoners Council of Europe to study if Catalan prisoners have been unfairly prosecuted El Nacional

Omnium Meeting Jordi Cuixart: "Spanish fascism is using us to roll back rights and freedoms" Cèlia Forment

Independence Trial Judge Manuel Marchena's balancing act, with one eye on European justice Gemma Liñán

Repression UN Special Rapporteur rejects charge of rebellion against Catalan prisoners El Nacional / ACN

Catalan government Catalan president, embarking on US visit, repeats his 'no' to Spanish budget El Nacional

Human rights International bodies give Spain a poor report card on human rights El Nacional

Political prisoners UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders criticises Spain over Catalonia El Nacional