Solidarity with Barcelona Cutting Ties with Apartheid

Dear Members and Friends:

Since Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau responded to citizen demands by committing to suspend twinning relations with Tel Aviv and Israel until Israeli authorities end apartheid against the Palestinian people, she has suffered a backlash of defamation. Mayor Colau and Barcelona need your solidarity for this courageous move to meet the city’s extraterritorial human rights obligations. The Barcelona City Council will vote on the decision on 24 February 2023.

You can support Barcelona’s principled position by sending your letters of support to the responsible authorities simply by clicking on the Urgent Action support button here and signing your name and your affiliation.

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Themes

• Access to natural resources • Advocacy • Armed / ethnic conflict • Destruction of habitat • Discrimination • ESC rights • Extraterritorial obligations • Housing rights • Human rights • Indigenous peoples • International • Land rights • Legal frameworks • Local • Local Governance • Norms and standards • People under occupation • Population transfers • Public policies • Reparations / restitution of rights • Solidarity campaign • Urgent actions