Submission to human rights committee accuses Madrid of ‘criminalising’ Catalan leadersSpain has violated Carles Puigdemont’s fair to participate in political life by forcing him into exile in Belgium, according to his lawyers’ submission to the UN human rights committee.
A 37-page document sent this week accused the Spanish government of “criminalising” the independence movement by initiating a “repressive crackdown” that has led to the imprisoning of former ministers.
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Source: guardian.co.uk