Proposal for Spain to reckon with its past during Franco era, welcomed by UN rights experts

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A group of UN human rights experts has welcomed the announcement earlier this month by the Spanish Minister of Justice that the Government is paving the way for a Truth Commission to investigate violations that occurred during the civil war and the era of dictatorship under General Francisco Franco that followed.

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July 25, 2018 at 11:18AM
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