Overview

• The Association for People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias (ADEE) has initiated legal and social action against Lamine Yamal over allegations that people with dwarfism were hired as party entertainment.
• Spain’s Ministry for Social Rights has asked the Public Prosecutor’s Office to examine whether the event violated the General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which bans using people with disabilities for spectacle.
• Under Spanish law, any show or recreational activity that mocks or disrespects people with disabilities is prohibited and may incur fines or other sanctions.
• Yamal and FC Barcelona have not issued a public response to requests for comment on the discrimination allegations linked to the birthday celebration.
• Several performers have defended their participation as lawful work, arguing they were treated respectfully and accusing ADEE of undermining their employment opportunities.