The state of minority languages in the health field has been the focus of a debate featuring seven speakers from different regions of Europe and the Americas
The lack of language skills among health staff can lead to a low level of use of Catalan More info about "We take part in the international seminar on languages in health"
This year, 5 November is the 28th anniversary of the signing of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Spain ratified it in 2001 but, since then, it has continually breached it in the areas of justice, reciprocity and public administration, as well as during the management of COVID-19.
Plataforma per la Llengua regrets that States like France and Italy have not even ratified the charter after 28 years. More info about "ECRML: an anniversary for a charter protecting Catalan that is still not fully effective"
We attended the management meeting of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN)
Debate at the meeting focused on keeping up to date with the effects of the pandemic on minoritised languages More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua works with European organisations to promote minoritised languages"
Plataforma per la Llengua took part in the 2020 assembly of delegates of the European FUEN network on Saturday, 24 October. It has been a member of the organisation since 2018. More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua takes part in the FUEN 2020 assembly"
Plataforma per la Llengua demands that the Spanish government comply with its international commitments after Fernand de Varennes warned of the situation of human rights violations suffered by minorities in Spain More info about "The UN Special Rapporteur for National Minorities calls on Spain to respect the language rights of Catalan speakers"
In a new report, the NGO for Catalan clearly details the impediments to the use of the language and offers solutions, most importantly amending the Judicial System Act, which has also been demanded by the Council of Europe. More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua calls for obstacles to using Catalan in the justice system to be left behind when the courts reopen"
The Spanish government continues to make regulations discouraging the use of the co-official languages of the State, this time insisting that firms with technological innovation projects make grant applications in Spanish. More info about "The Spanish government forces firms with technological innovation projects to present grant applications in Spanish"
The Spanish institutions give information about the coronavirus epidemic only in Spanish, as the Spanish government once again ignores European recommendations. The ECRML criticises the fact that some States, such as Spain "do not share information, instructions, directives and recommendations in languages other than the official language of the country". More info about "Spain should give information about the coronavirus in Catalan, according to the Council of Europe and the OSCE"
A resident claims the Civil Guard reported him for exercising his rights as a citizen and speaking to them in Catalan. The NGO will report the case to the Spanish Government Office in Catalonia and to Manresa Town Council. More info about "We uncover a new case of language discrimination during the State of Alarm in Manresa"
As part of the human rights review being carried out by the UN in Spain, the Catalan NGO has presented a report compiling the repeated violations of linguistic rights More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua denounces the violation of linguistic rights in Spain in the UN human rights review"
