United Nations urges Spain to respect the rights of Jordi Sanchez

On the same day, the United Nations demanded Spain to respect the rights of Jordi Sanchez (@jordialapreso ), the Spanish inquisition imprisoned 5 fellow members of the Catalan parliament, because of their ideas and their political commitment. The Spanish state has to respect Jordi Sànchez's political rights. That's the "request" from the United Nations Human Rights Committee this Friday. This follows a communication presented by Sànchez's legal counsel earlier this week. Sànchez, former president of the Catalan National Assembly, was the second candidate for president of Catalonia presented by Together for Catalonia, JxCat. He was unable to move forward with his candidacy in the end, currently being held in pretrial detention over his role in the events surrounding last year's independence referendum. Specifically, in their statement, the Human Rights Committee require Spain to "take all necessary measures to ensure that Mr Jordi Sánchez i Picanyol can exercise his political rights", citing article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. This is an interim measure with no effect on the final decision.