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Catalan National Council. Memorandum addressed to the European Council on human rights and national genocide in Spain (1964).

Date
1964
Archive
National Archive of Catalonia
Document type
Textual
Reference code
ANC1-286-T-244
Link to the online document
Description

This memorandum, addressed by the Catalan National Council to the Council of Europe, denounces the violation of human rights and what it qualifies as “national genocide” in Spain under the Franco regime. The document is a clear example of the activism of the Catalan exile, who knew how to articulate a parallel diplomacy to make their voice heard in international institutions. This action is part of a strategy to denounce and make visible the political, cultural and linguistic repression that Catalonia suffered. The memorandum is a key source for understanding the international dimension of the anti-Franco struggle and the will to connect Catalonia with European democratic values. It is part of the subject of politics and governance and international relations.