Tag: Baltasar Garzon

• Saturday, October 20th 2018 - 13:14 UTC

  Assange cries humanitarian grounds and sues Ecuador over living conditions

  

  “Julian Assange launched a case Friday accusing the government of Ecuador of violating his fundamental rights and freedoms,” read a WikiLeaks statement. The case has been slated to be heard in a domestic court next week.

• Monday, September 15th 2014 - 04:07 UTC

  Spanish Judge Garzon praises Argentina's sovereign payment bill and UN resolution

  

  Former Spanish Judge and Human Rights activist Baltasar Garzon praised the Sovereign Payment law approved by Argentina’s Congress last week and described the United Nation’s resolution for the creation of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring process as “essential.”

• Monday, April 8th 2013 - 19:39 UTC

  Chilean president describes Thatcher as a ‘brave woman’ and ‘a great loss for the world’

  

  Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said that the death of Margaret Thatcher “is a great loss for the world”, while relatives and followers of Augusto Pinochet recalled how close the two leaders were and the support extended to the military regime.

• Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 17:49 UTC

  Judge Garzón cleared of investigation into murders by Franco forces

  

  Spain's Supreme Court cleared former judge Baltasar Garzón of overstepping his authority when he ordered an investigation into the murders of more than 100,000 people by forces loyal to late dictator Francisco Franco.

• Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 20:20 UTC

  Judge Garzon barred from office for challenging Spanish 1977 amnesty law

  

  The famous human rights crusader, the Spanish judge who won fame with his attempt to extradite former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in the 1990s, is barred from office for eleven years for abusing judicial powers.