UN blasts Spain's repression of Basque political parties but Spanish government does not care and bars two new ones

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A United Nations official said Feb. 5 that Spain's Law of Political Parties violates fundamental freedoms in the name of countering terrorism.
According to Martin Scheinin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the law criminalizes as "support of terrorism" conduct that does not relate to any kind of violent activity.

In a 26-page report based on a fact-finding mission to Spain last year, Scheinin finds that the Law of Political Parties might be interpreted to include any political party which through peaceful political means seeks similar political objectives to those pursued by the armed group ETA.
The report reiterates that all limitations on the right to political participation must meet strict criteria in order to be compatible with international standards of freedom of speech.
Two days after the document was launched Spain bars a party and an elections platfom.
Spain's Supreme Court barred on Sunday two Basque nationalist parties from running in the Basque Country's election on grounds of links to an outlawed Basque nationalist party.
Following files suit by Spanish Government lawyers and the Attorney General, the Supreme Court barred Askatasuna and Democracy 3 Million, both of them Basque left-wing nationalist parties. According to the ruling, the two parties are successors to Batasuna, which was declared illegal by the Supreme Court in 2003 on the grounds that it was part of the armed Basque group ETA.
The election for the 75-seat Basque regional parliament is March 1 and about 20% of basque voters will see dennied their right to vote and be elected.