Francoist Spain
Period of Spanish history
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| 2018 | Antonio González Pacheco was finally investigated in Madrid following seven complaints alleging crimes against humanity, with only one case focusing on torture-related offenses. |
| October 2018 | A new line of investigation into sexual abuse by the Franco regime was admitted in the National Criminal and Correctional Court No. 1 of Buenos Aires. |
| March 16 2016 | A landmark case about Francoist sexual and gender violence was filed in Argentina by Women's Link, naming six women victims: five who were murdered (Margalida Jaume Vendrel, Daria and Mercedes Buzadé Adroher, Pilar Sánchez Lladrés, and Matilde Lanza Vaz) and Lidia Falcón, who was repeatedly imprisoned between 1960 and 1974. |
| 2014 | Initial attempts were made in Spain's National Court to bring charges against Antonio González Pacheco. |
| 2013 | Argentine Justice issued an international arrest warrant for Antonio González Pacheco as part of their investigation into human rights abuses during the Francoist regime. |
| 2010 | The Junta de Andalusia began offering women compensation for violence they experienced during the Francoist period, acknowledging historical injustices. |
| 2010 | Argentina initially opened a broader case investigating human rights violations by the Franco regime. |
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