US EditionSpanish Government Official Calls for Investigation Into Lamine Yamal’s Birthday Party ‘Objectifying’ People with Dwarfism
CATALONIA, SPAIN, JUL 16 – Spain's Ministry of Social Rights investigates possible violations of disability laws after hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers at Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday, amid legal complaints by advocacy groups.
- On Sunday, Lamine Yamal marked his 18th birthday by hosting a party at a villa in Olivella, where he hired individuals with dwarfism as entertainers.
- Under Spain's disability law, enabling fines up to €1 million, while the general law prohibits shows that mock or ridicule individuals with disabilities.
- The ADEE denounced the practice and vowed legal action, while Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights opened a probe and Jesús Martín Blanco said, `take us back to the Middle Ages`.
- Disability advocacy groups vowed to pursue legal and social measures against organizers, as Spanish prosecutors seek a formal probe under anti-discrimination laws, legal experts note `degrading treatment` is prohibited.
- Broader context: the Spanish Ministry of Social Rights, following legal reforms, highlights ongoing societal debates on perceptions of disability.
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By Matias Grez and Patrick Sung, CNN An official of the Spanish government has requested an investigation into the 18th birthday party of FC Barcelona star, Lamine Yamal, after a prominent disability activist group claimed that the organizers of the event hired people with dwarfism “only for entertainment and attractions”, in contravention of Spanish legislation. Yamal celebrated the party on Sunday on a private property he had rented in the sma…
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