What is Leandro Despouy?
[[File:Despouy.png|right|200px]] '''Leandro Despouy''' (April 4, 1947 &ndash; December 18, 2019) was an [[Argentina|Argentine]] [[human rights]] lawyer and politician. He was born in [[San Luis, Argentina|San Luis]], Argentina. He was the [[United Nations]] Commission on Human Right's [[United Nations Special Rapporteur|Special Rapporteur]] on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers from August 2003 until July 2009. From 2002 through 2016, he was the [[General Auditor of Argentina]]. Despouy died of [[cancer]] in [[Buenos Aires]] on December 18, 2019 at the age of 72.<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/murio-leandro-despouy-extitular-agn-nid2317023 Leandro Despouy, a fighter for transparency and human rights, died] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/23/terror/main703639.shtml UN Cites Torture Reports At Gitmo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819052401/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/23/terror/main703639.shtml |date=2012-08-19 }}, ''[[CBS News]]'', June 23, 2005 {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Despouy, Leandro}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Argentina]] [[Category:Argentine politicians]] [[Category:Argentine human rights activists]]