The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled today [19 December 2019] that Oriol Junqueras, the jailed Catalan pro-independence leader, "should have been given immunity to take up his seat in the European Parliament", as he had become an MEP the moment he was elected in May, despite being on trial for sedition. The Court has added that if Spanish courts had wanted to maintain his detention to prevent...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled today [19 December 2019] that Oriol Junqueras, the jailed Catalan pro-independence leader, "should have been given immunity to take up his seat in the European...
UNPO welcomes the move by Pedro Sanchez, the acting Prime Minister of Spain, to meet with Catalonia's pro-independence regional head should his role as premier is confirmed by the national parliament....
AHRO sources reported that Iranian authorities have arrested about 1,000 children between the ages of nine and 17 in the southwestern province of Khuzestan following the November anti-government protests...
On 12 December 2019 UNPO's General Secretary, Ralph Bunche, spoke at the pre-session for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Laos.
On 12 December 2019, a public hearing was held at the Guam Legistlature relative to supporting Guam's application for membeship to UNPO. Chaired by Speaker Tina Rose Muña Barnes, the session heard...
On 11 December 2019, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) held a conference in Berlin to discuss the consequences of China’s Belt and Road Initiative for minorities around the...
In a referendum held on 24 November 2019, the people of Bougainville, an archipelago of islands in the Solomon sea, voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state from Papua New Guinea. The referendum...
The European Union (EU) has agreed to start working on legislation that will allow the EU to sanction individuals accused of human rights abuses worldwide, mirroring the Magnitsky Act in the United States,...
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