Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón is a renowned Spanish jurist and former judge known for his work in international human rights law and his efforts to combat impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He gained international prominence for his pursuit of justice in cases involving dictators and human rights violators, including the arrest of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
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Baltasar Garzón is a former Spanish judge who signed a manifesto supporting Boaventura de Sousa Santos.
Ministério Público arquiva queixa de Boaventura contra denunciantes | Assédio sexual
Portugal· 2026-01-27
Baltasar Garzón is a former magistrate and current lawyer who has been involved in high-profile legal cases, including representing Julian Assange.
Baltasar Garzón: “El bulo de Miguel Ángel Rodríguez era una calumnia. No entiendo por qué no se persiguió ese delito” | España
Spain· 2025-12-22
Baltasar Garzón prosecuted Pinochet for genocide, terrorism, and torture.
¿Qué se celebra este miércoles 10 de diciembre? | Sociedad | La Revista
Ecuador· 2025-12-10
Baltasar Garzón is a former judge who criticized the Supreme Court's decision against García Ortiz as unjust and arbitrary.
Cientos de ciudadanos protestan ante el Supremo por la condena al Fiscal General | EspañaSpain· 2025-11-23
Baltasar Garzón's re-entry into the judicial career was rejected, which was deemed legally unviable.
El enfrentamiento en la cúpula del Poder Judicial constata el fracaso del acuerdo de renovación un año después | EspañaSpain· 2025-10-25
Baltasar Garzón is referenced as the judge who ordered the arrest of Ricardo Cavallo.
Por donde pasa Villarruel hay peleas, enemistades, rivalidades y mucho conflicto alrededor de ella
Uruguay· 2025-08-09
Baltasar Garzón is a former magistrate who has requested the deletion of his criminal record due to a ruling by the UN Human Rights Committee.
La Fiscalía pide a la Audiencia que ordene el borrado de los antecedentes de Garzón | EspañaSpain· 2025-08-08
Judge Baltasar Garzón commented on the necessity of resignations in the government.
Hay mafias y mafias | OpiniónSpain· 2025-06-01
Baltasar Garzón is credited with the tenacity to detain Pinochet in 1998.
Javier Cercas y Philippe Sands: La furia de lo real | CulturaSpain· 2025-04-19
Baltasar Garzón gained international fame when he requested the arrest of General Pinochet in London.
Jueces versus políticos: ¿alguien gana?
Venezuela· 2025-04-10
Baltasar Garzón is a former judge and the partner of Dolores Delgado, who has advocated for a specialized Prosecutor's Office in matters of Democratic Memory.
El Constitucional inadmite los recursos de Dolores Delgado por la anulación de su nombramiento | EspañaSpain· 2025-04-08
Baltasar Garzón was the judge who dismantled the Gürtel network in February 2009.
La Audiencia juzga, 16 años después, el corazón de la trama Gürtel que corrompió al PP | EspañaSpain· 2025-04-07
Baltasar Garzón, a former magistrate, stated that Fátima Ofkir's life sentence was unjust.
Fátima Ofkir, la joven indultada por el sultán de Omán: “Me dejé seducir por el dinero fácil” | Noticias de CataluñaSpain· 2025-04-01
Baltasar Garzón is referenced as a judge who faced legal challenges for attempting to investigate Franco-era crimes.
El Gobierno da luz verde a la comisión de la verdad sobre los crímenes del franquismo | EspañaSpain· 2025-03-31
Baltasar Garzón is a Spanish judge who requested the arrest of Pinochet.
El dictador y el nazi | OpiniónSpain· 2025-03-30
Judge Baltasar Garzón is acknowledged for his role in the efforts for Fàtima Ofkir's release.
Liberada la española condenada a cadena perpetua en Omán tras siete años en prisión | EspañaSpain· 2025-03-29
Baltasar Garzón is the Spanish judge who facilitated the arrest of Pinochet in London.
Pinochet y un nazi en Chile: Philippe Sands, el escritor que imparte justicia sobre el convulso siglo XX | BabeliaSpain· 2025-03-29
Baltasar Garzón is a former judge of the National Court who joined the signatories of the manifesto in support of the Attorney General.
Juristas, actores y periodistas firman contra la imputación del fiscal general del Estado | EspañaSpain· 2025-03-08
Baltasar Garzón is mentioned for issuing an arrest order against Augusto Pinochet in 1998.
Justicia argentina ordena captura de líderes birmanos por crímenes contra rohinyás
Nicaragua· 2025-02-15
