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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

UN rights experts urge Spain to provide justice for disappeared

UN rights experts urge Spain to provide justice for disappeared
[JURIST] The Spanish government must do more to provide information on the whereabouts of individuals who disappeared during the Spanish Civil War [BBC backgrounder] and the Francisco Franco regime, experts from the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances [official website] demanded [press release] Monday. The working group compiled preliminary observations and recommendations [text, in Spanish] during a visit to Spain last week. The UN representatives criticized the Spanish government, stating that, "since the return of democracy, Spain has... [more].

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