Dictatorship Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:15:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png Dictatorship Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Pinochet’s arrest: a milestone for Universal Jurisdiction https://fibgar.es/en/pinochets-arrest-a-milestone-for-universal-jurisdiction/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=23834 On 16 October 1998, the arrest of Augusto Pinochet in a London clinic caused a worldwide media impact. The former Chilean dictator, who led a dictatorship characterised by violence and repression for 17 years (1973-1990), was arrested on a warrant issued by the Spanish judiciary. This arrest marked a milestone in international criminal law, testing...

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