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Nicaragua: Listen to their voices and act. Stop the rape and sexual abuse of girls in Nicaragua
Rape and sexual abuse are widespread in Nicaragua, and the majority of victims are young. More than two thirds of all rapes...
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Annual Report: Nicaragua 2010
Head of state and government Daniel Ortega Saavedra Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 5.7 million Life expectancy 72.7 years Under-5 mortality (m/f) 29/22 per 1,000 Adult literacy 78…
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Amnesty International works to stop Nicaragua human rights violations. Nicaragua human rights abuses can end with your support.
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Sexual Violence Against Girls in Nicaragua Widespread
A new report released by Amnesty International shows the widespread sexual violence against girls in Nicaragua. More than two thirds of all rapes reported between 1998 and 2008 were committed…
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Freedom of Expression, Incessantly Suppressed in Latin America
The Inter American Press Association has been calling attention to numerous governmental acts intended to censure and inhibit freedom of expression in Latin America. As political leaders in Bolivia, Ecuador,…
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Millennium Development Goals Are Failing World's Poorest People
The Millennium Development Goals are failing the world's poorest people because governments are ignoring and abusing human rights.
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President Obama: This Summer, Help Women and Girls Around the World
President Obama has repeatedly declared his support for women worldwide, stating that ratification of the CEDAW treaty (Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) is an important priority…
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Peruvian Indigenous Leader Detained, Facing Unfair Trial
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rio Santiago, Bagua, Peru ©Ronar Espinoza – Vicariato de Jaén "][/caption] Segundo Alberto Pizango Chota, president of the Peruvian national indigenous federation AIDESEP, has been arrested…
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Women: The Smartest Investment
In an empowering speech on Friday, January 8, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her commitment to women’s rights as human rights. Exactly 15 years since the UN’s International Conference…
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Loss of Foreign Humanitarian Aid Brings Major Implications for the Honduran People in Need
As always, it is those with no resources that lose out first. Despite of the acute international pressure, protests, threats of violence and the possibility of a civil war, the…
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Human Rights Flashpoints – July 28, 2009
HONDURAS Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attempted to return to Honduras for the second time on Friday, July 24, 2009. After a brief moment in his home country, Zelaya retreated…
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Nicaragua's Abortion Ban Is Endangering Women's Lives
Since July 2008, abortion in all circumstances has been banned in Nicaragua. The new law makes no exceptions for terminating pregnancies that endanger the health or life of the woman,…