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The Spanish National Court on Friday agreed to continue investigating allegations of a Moroccan man who claims that he was tortured while detained at Guantanamo Bay . Article 23.4 of the Ley Organica...

Spanish judge Eloy Velasco on Friday set a March 1 deadline for the US government to indicate whether Guantanamo abuse allegations will be investigated by US lawyers before deciding whether to allow a controversial lawsuit against former Bush administration...

Spanish National Court judge Fernando Andreu on Tuesday issued a writ to pursue an investigation against Iraqi Lieutenant General Abdol Hossein Al Shemmari for allegedly ordering a July 2009 strike against Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf...

The Criminal Chamber of the Spanish Supreme Court unanimously confirmed on Tuesday the lower court order that National Court judge Baltasar Garzon abused his power and must face trial. Garzon...

An appeals court in Argentina Friday reopened an investigation into crimes against humanity committed in Spain during the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War and the subsequent regime of General Francisco Franco . The Spanish government adopted an amnesty law...

JURIST Guest Columnists Olga Martin-Ortega of the Centre on Human Rights in Conflict at the University of East London and Rosa Ana Alija Fernandez of the University of Barcelona argue that Argentina should exercise universal jurisdiction over claims brought by...

The Chilean Supreme Court released a report Friday detailing the secret fortune of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet , estimating it at over $20 million. The report concluded that Pinochet's military salary accounted for less...

Several international human rights and jurist organizations on Monday petitioned the UN to support Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon in his inquiry into human rights violations during the Spanish Civil War ...

The judiciary oversight committee of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday approved a request by judge Baltasar Garzon allowing him to work...

The Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) voted unanimously Friday to suspend National Court judge Baltasar Garzon for abusing his power by opening an investigation into war crimes allegedly...