are also able to use Catalan in any social setting? Even the best educational system
can't do that. We have to be committed to uphold the dominant states accountable.
1.
We propose that dominant states are required to sign freedom pacts concerning
linguistic legislation regarding minority languages in education. We need consistency
and peace in the educational institutions in order to be able to devote ourselves to the
real tasks and challenges of everyday life at school and to achieve success.
2.
We propose that countries not only have to implement the linguistic human
rights in the educational context, but that also take into account the implementation and
use of the minorized languages in society. And if these human rights are not respected,
there should be international mechanisms that convince or - if necessary - maybe force
these states to do so.
It shouldn’t be possible to spend resources, and then limit the actual possibilities of
implementation of minorized languages.
And it shouldn't be possible to destroy progress achieved in education in minority
languages by disregarding the human rights of linguistic minorities in life outside the
school.
The job is far from over, just because the minorized languages are successfully taught.
We invite the Special rapporteur on minority issues to visit Catalonia and assess the
situation of the Catalan language in the education system, law enforcement, the
judiciary and the public administration.