Global rights watchdog Amnesty International presented an Argentine court Wednesday with documents which show that Spanish courts are blocking lawsuits brought by the families of victims of human rights crimes committed during the 1936-1939 civil war and the 1939-1975 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco.
The report was presented by the president of the Spanish chapter of Amnesty, Esteban Beltrán, to the federal judge who is investigating Franco-era human rights abuses in response to legal action brought by the families of victims, based on the principle of universal justice.