People wearing Scottish, Welsh and Catalonian flags gather at the final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana ahead of Sunday's referendum vote on September 29, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
People wearing Scottish, Welsh and Catalonian flags gather at the final pro-independence rally at Plaza Espana ahead of Sunday's referendum vote on September 29, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Dan Kitwood Show more
Beyond the Headlines Podcast: Separatists in Iraq and Spain vote for independence
The right to self-determination is not only the core upon which we gauge human rights but it’s considered one of the fundamental freedoms the United Nations outlines as necessary to all mankind. So why is that when people look to exercise that freedom, it’s almost universally met with resistance?
