Juan Ridao Martín (Rubí, Barcelona, ​​July 27, 1967) is a jurist and academic. He is currently an associate professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Barcelona and a legal advisor to the Parliament of Catalonia. Throughout his political and legal career, he has received several awards and recognitions. A member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC), he has served as the party's general secretary (2008-2011), a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, and a member of the Parliament of Catalonia (1995-2008). Ridao will be in Palma this Thursday as part of the conference on linguistic rights organized by the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Balearic Cultural Association, which will take place at the Bar Association.

The Balearic Islands Bar Association will host a conference on the protection of linguistic rights on February 19th and 20th, with over one hundred legal and public administration professionals registered to attend. The conference is organized by the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), the Balearic Cultural Association (OCB), and the Institute of Balearic Studies (IEB). The President of the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), Carlos Gómez, and the Rector of the UIB, Jaume Carot, will close the event. The Balearic Cultural Association emphasized in a press release that the perspective of legal protection is currently highly relevant given the regressive measures that, in their opinion, are gaining ground in several territories. In the case of the Balearic Islands, they warned that cultural and linguistic sustainability "is seriously at risk." Therefore, they stressed the urgent need to reverse this situation for the survival of Catalan. They also highlighted the positive collaboration between the organizing entities and noted that the conference will bring together top-level legal experts from universities across various regions. The conference will address how to legally protect freedom of language in diverse areas, including justice, healthcare, education, and digital administration. It will also analyze which regulations should be modified to guarantee the right to linguistic choice before state institutions. Finally, the last presentation of the conference will explore the feasibility of a new universal declaration of linguistic rights.

Acción Cultural de Menorca and Plataforma per la Llengua have presented, in an event open to the public, the allegations to the modification of the Regulation of Linguistic Uses of the Consell Insular de Menorca.