HRiP wrote to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) today urging it to address the complaint which we lodged on behalf of former Spanish Judge, Baltasar Garzón, four years ago this month. The complaint submitted on 31 January 2016 concerns the arbitrary criminal investigation, prosecution and removal from office of a long-serving judge of Spain’s national court based exclusively on his judicial interpretations and application of the law. At a time when judicial independence is under attack globally, and its frailty subject to criticism in Spain, it is crucial that this notorious violation be recognised and redressed.