Human rights groups condemn Garzón trial

Amnesty International and other human rights groups condemned on the 23 January 2012 the imminent trial of Baltasar Garzón, a prominent Spanish judge accused of criminal wrongdoing for investigating the disappearances of people presumed killed by the forces of the dictator Francisco Franco.

BBC News, 24.2.12: Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon on tr http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16695768

Deutsche Welle, 17.1.12: Celebrated Spanish judge goes on trial for abuse of power http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15671031,00.html

El País, 19.1.12: Early verdict expected in Judge Garzón wiretap trial http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Early/verdict/expected/in/Judge/Garzon/wiretap/trial/elpepueng/20120119elpeng_16/Ten

Amnesty International, 23.1.12: Spain: Trial of judge is a 'blow to human rights', says Amnesty http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19906

El País, 31.1.12: Supreme Court justices reject defense arguments in Garzón case http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Supreme/Court/justices/reject/defense/arguments/in/Garzon/case/elpepueng/20120131elpeng_6/Ten

BBC News, 31.1.12: Court in Spain refuses to drop case against Garzon http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16807964

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