Nicaragua

Photo: “Manuel de Jesús Sobalvarro Bravo was an elite soldier in the Nicaraguan military and fought U.S.-backed forces known as the ‘Contras’ during the 1980s.” CBC journalist Jorge Barrera reports that Manuel de Jesús Sobalvarro Bravo, 60, a Sandinista soldier in the 1980s, is seeking refuge in Canada after being Read more…

On January 10, Peace Brigades International posted: “Yesterday, January 9, PBI accompanied the organizations of Nicaraguan human rights defenders exiled in Costa Rica, who celebrated the release in #Nicaragua of 222 political prisoners. “We are flooded with a great feeling of struggle. You feel hope, joy and resilience,” the Red Read more…

On September 21, Kim-Mai Vu of Peace Brigades International presented to the 51st Session of the Human Rights Council at the UN in Geneva. Our statement noted: “We welcome the High Commissioner’s report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua and echo his concerns about the deterioration of the situation. Read more…

Photo: Amaru Ruiz, now living in exile, with Bianca Jagger and Mónica López Baltodano in London, November 2021. On February 18, Bianca Jagger gave this testimony to a Special Session of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council. Key excerpts from her full testimony include: “Ladies and gentlemen, members Read more…

Photo of Dora María Téllez by Carlos Herrera/Confidencial. The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH) has tweeted that Dora Maria Téllez will be sentenced on Thursday February 10 at 3 pm (4 pm EST). The Prosecutor’s Office is seeking 15 years in jail for Téllez. Three others, including Lesther Alemán, Read more…

Photo: Amaru Ruiz with Bianca Jagger and Mónica López Baltodano, an environmental lawyer and daughter of former Sandinista guerrilla commander Mónica Baltodano. On Saturday November 6, Amaru Ruiz spoke from Glasgow on the Peace Brigades International webinar on the COP26 summit and environmental rights defenders. To hear his presentation, click Read more…

Nicaraguan environmental rights defender Amaru Ruiz Alemán will speak at PBI’s “COP26 and Land Defenders” webinar on November 6. To register and hear him speak, click here. Amaru Ruíz is a biologist, researcher, environmentalist, and president of the Fundación del Río, a non-profit organization founded in 1990, focused on sustainable development Read more…

El defensor nicaragüense de derechos ambientales Amaru Ruiz Alemán hablará en el seminario web “COP26 y defensores de la tierra” de PBI el 6 de noviembre. Para registrarse y escucharlo hablar, haga clic aquí. Amaru Ruíz es  biólogo, investigador, ambientalista, y presidente de la Fundación del Río, organización sin fines Read more…

Exiled Nicaraguan environmental defender Amaru Ruiz will be speaking on a PBI-convened webinar on Saturday November 6. To hear him speak, register here. On October 29, EFE reported: “Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Moncada, heads the Nicaraguan delegation that will participate in the Climate Change Summit (COP26), which will Read more…