Wednesday’s ruling is largely symbolic with no penalty for the Spanish government or Spain’s courts but represents a boost for Catalan separatists, who continue to push for independence although their movement has lost momentum.
The UN Human Rights Committee said the four were suspended following an accusation they had encouraged a violent rebellion but were eventually convicted of the lesser charge of sedition. It said the violent rebellion accusation was “not foreseeable” given they had urged their followers to protest peacefully.
“The committee took an important step in affirming that the safeguards against the restrictions of political rights must be applied more rigorously if these restrictions occur prior to, rather than after, a conviction,” panel member Helene Tigroudja said in a statement.
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