The Special Rapporteur on Torture of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Nils Melzer, has publicly described as «problematic» the fact that the Spanish State is ignoring and not complying with the United Nations recommendations, referring directly to the two resolutions of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calling for the release of Catalan political prisoners in Spain and for legal action to be taken against those responsible for their illegal detention:
Opinions adopted by the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention at its 84th session:
When will the European Union, which is officially committed to human rights, finally take note of the clear resolutions adopted by the competent United Nations body and insist that Spain comply with its international obligations and release its political prisoners?