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RIGHTS-LATAM: New Proof Against Ex-Dictators for ‘Pinochet Judge’
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, who has shot to world reknown in his bid to extradite and try former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, heard new testimony this week that could contribute to the eventual extradition of other former de facto South American military leaders to Spain.SPAIN-UK: Gibraltar, Tax Haven or Money Laundering Paradise?
Serious doubts have been raised in Spain as to whether the British colony of Gibraltar is simply a tax haven, or a paradise for money launderers.WEEKLY SELECTION-SPAIN: Government Violates Arms Trading Standards
The government of Spain has failed to respect international standards governing trade in weapons, selling them to countries with poor human rights records, according to a new report by the Unesco chair at the Autonomous University of the city of Barcelona.WEEKLY SELECTION-SPAIN: Argentine Activists Meet ‘Pinochet Judge’
Representatives of the Argentine rights group 'Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo' met Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon in Madrid Tuesday, where they announced that they would file charges against former dictators of Argentina and Chile.YUGOSLAVIA: Ecologists in Spain Protest Radioactive Weapons
A Spanish umbrella group of environmentalist organisations protested Friday the use of radioactive weapons in the war in Yugoslavia.RIGHTS-LATAM: Argentine Activists Meet Spain’s ‘Pinochet Judge’
Representatives of the Argentine rights group 'Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo' met Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon in Madrid Tuesday, where they announced that they would file charges against former dictators of Argentina and Chile.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Government Violates Arms Trading Standards
The government of Spain has failed to respect international standards governing trade in weapons, selling them to countries with poor human rights records, according to a new report by the Unesco chair at the Autonomous University of the city of Barcelona.LABOUR-EU: Toward a Borderless Union Movement
Trade unions in Spain and Portugal are pressing for new rules and laws designed to break down national borders for the labour movement in the European Union (EU).POLITICS-SPAIN: Basques Want Self-Determination, Not Independence
A broad majority in Spain's Basque country want self-determination, not independence, according to a survey conducted by Sigma Dos, one of the most prestigious private polling firms in Spain.SOCIETY: Spanish Project Aids Blind in Latin America
A Spanish foundation is putting two million dollars into a cooperative scheme for projects to assist the blind population of Latin America - an estimated three to four million persons.RIGHTS-LATAM: More Proof Against Ex-Dictators for Judge Garzon
Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon was provided with more evidence against Bolivian President Hugo Banzer and former dictators Jorge Videla of Argentina and Augusto Pinochet of Chile, the Permanent Human Rights Assembly of Bolivia (APDHB) reported Tuesday in Madrid.RELIGION BULLETIN-SPAIN: Foreign Debt, “the Mother of All Slaveries”
Spain's Manos Unidos, a non governmental organisation (NGO), called for an end to slavery in all forms Tuesday, including the "mother of all slaveries" caused by poverty and foreign debt in the countries of the South.ENVIRONMENT: Greenpeace Applauds EU Decision on Transgenic Crops
Greenpeace International commended a European Parliament decision on the need to warn of the potential dangers to human health or the environment posed by the genetic manipulation of crops.POLITICS-SPAIN: Pressure Increases for Basque Independence
Pressure is on for Basque independence, and is expected to escalate in the run up to June's municipal elections, forcing rapprochement between the Spanish government and the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE).RELIGION-SPAIN: Foreign Debt, “the Mother of All Slaveries”
Spain's Manos Unidos, a non governmental organisation (NGO), called for an end to slavery in all forms Tuesday, including the "mother of all slaveries" caused by poverty and foreign debt in the countries of the South.HUMAN RIGHTS: Nobel Laureates Join Together in Secretariat
The activity of Nobel Prize-winners will be articulated through a permanent New York and London-based secretariat, to be set up over the next few weeks, former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias announced in Spain.CONFLICT-SPAIN: Violence Returns to the Basque Country
As 1999 gets underway, a sharp chill can be felt in the warm front of peace which spread over the Basque Country and Spain after ETA declared an unconditional and indefinite suspension of military action last September 16.RIGHTS-AMERICAS: U.S. Priest Gives Evidence Against Pinochet
A U.S. priest and former army lieutenant testified here Tuesday before Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, supplying him with evidence and documents for the case against ex-Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, currently in London fighting against his extradition to Spain to answer charges of crimes against humanity.RIGHTS-SPAIN: Stories of Abuse Highlight Immigrants’ Plight
The stories of two groups of immigrants, an Algerian and three Ecuadorians, illustrate the mistreatment incomers from outside the European Union (EU) receive in Spain, although the two stories have very different endings.POLITICS-SPAIN: Gov’t Announces Peace Talks with ETA
The president of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar, announced Tuesday that he would engage in negotiations for peace in Spain's northern Basque region with the outlawed separatist organisation ETA.POLITICS-SPAIN: Elections Bring Basque Country Closer to Peace
The peace process in the Basque Country in northern Spain received a boost in the elections held Sunday in the autonomous region.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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