Judges at Spain's National Court, acting on complaints filed by human rights groups, are pursuing 16 international investigations into suspected cases of torture, genocide and crimes against humanity, according to prosecutors. Among them are two probes of Bush administration officials for allegedly approving the use of torture on terrorism suspects, including prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.
The Spanish judges are pursuing cases against the US, China and Israel among other countries, which is causing diplomatic pressure from those countries on Spain to block the investigations.
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