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Press Release
Nicaragua: OAS member states must not turn their back on the victims of repression
In a response to the “Draft Declaration of Support for the People of Nicaragua” presented by the permanent missions of…
June 5, 2018
Report
Shoot to kill: Nicaragua’s strategy to suppress protest
Nicaraguan authorities have adopted a strategy of repression, characterized by the excessive use of force, extrajudicial executions, control of the…
May 29, 2018
Press Release
Amnesty International documents armed attack on students in Nicaragua
Students from the National University of Engineering who were defending their campus in Managua, Nicaragua, were attacked with firearms today, confirmed…
May 28, 2018
Report
Nicaragua: Country’s future for sale as canal threatens thousands with forced eviction
The Nicaraguan government must stop placing business before the future of the country and its people, Amnesty International said in…
August 3, 2017
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Nicaragua side-lines local communities over multi-billion dollar canal
Nicaragua’s reckless handling of a multi-billion dollar project that will see a canal cutting the country in two will displace…
February 9, 2016
Press Release
International Human Rights Body Urges Stay of Execution for Nicaraguan Citizen
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today found that the United States violated the human rights of a Nicaraguan…
August 19, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015
Report
Annual Report: Nicaragua 2013
Republic of Nicaragua Head of state and government Daniel Ortega Saavedra All forms of abortion remained criminalized. A new law…
May 23, 2013
Report
Annual Report: Nicaragua 2011
Head of state and government: Daniel Ortega Saavedra Death penalty: abolitionist for all crimes Population: 5.8 million Life expectancy: 73.8…
June 30, 2011