Sunday, May 29, 2016

Thousands of protesters in Barcelona against suspension of rights in Catalonia – El Telegrafo

Thousands of people on Sunday protesting in Barcelona in favor of social rights adopted by the pro-independence Catalan parliament majority but suspended by the Constitutional Court to order the Spanish conservative government of Mariano Rajoy.

The Court constitutional suspended in early May application, to analyze its compliance with the Constitution, of certain articles voted by the regional legislature, aimed at facilitating access to housing and to establish effective equality between men and women laws.

“the rights are not suspended: decent work, social rights and real democracy.” proclaimed a banner in the march, which highlighted numerous independence flags

“of course i want to fight for laws of language, culture, social and real democracy, “he told AFP Elena Masdevall, interior decorator, about 50 years. “Every time there’s a law in favor of the people, the Constitutional Court has annulled,” said the woman, who is usually involved in the independence acts.

Many personalities, mainly leaders of separatist parties, participated in the protest in the center of the Catalan capital, said a photographer from AFP.

the leaders in Catalonia of the main unions and parties Catalans called for the march, except the Popular Party (PP) Rajoy and the newly formed Citizens (center right).

the Catalan regional parliament, with independence most since September 2015, adopted in November a resolution, invalidated by the Constitutional advocating disobedience to national institutions Spanish.

the separatists have a “roadmap” in 2017 which provides for consummating the separation of this rich region of northwestern Spain. According to surveys, this project has the approval of a little less than half of 7.5 million. (I)

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