
Shipping Estimate
USA
- USA
- CAN
- USA
- CAN
Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 8 - Jul 13
For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15
Description
The Legacy of Daniel Ortega's Dictatorship Ð A Study of Human Rights Violations, Democratic Deficit and Social Inequality in the Republic of NicaraguaDaniel Ortegas authoritarian regime has intensified its political crackdown, stripping 94 Nicaraguans of their citizenship, including some of the Central American countrys most celebrated writers and journalists, among them Wilfredo Miranda. The move was announced by a Nicaraguan judge, sparking renewed condemnation of Ortegas Sandinista government, which has been waging a dogged offensive against perceived rivals since June 2021. 222 political
Daniel OrtegaÕs authoritarian regime has intensified its political crackdown, stripping 94 Nicaraguans of their citizenship, including some of the Central American countryÕs most celebrated writers and journalists, among them Wilfredo Miranda.
The move was announced by a Nicaraguan judge, sparking renewed condemnation of OrtegaÕs Sandinista government, which has been waging a dogged offensive against perceived rivals since June 2021.
222 political prisoners, including some of NicaraguaÕs leading opposition activists, were deported from Nicaragua and flown to the US Ð a move widely interpreted as a sign of OrtegaÕs determination to remain in power after 16 years as president.
NicaraguaÕs government called the deportees, who were also stripped of their citizenship, Òtraitors to the motherlandÓ.
Those deprived of citizenship included the internationally acclaimed novelist Sergio Ram’rez, the poet and writer Gioconda Belli, the investigative journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, the auxiliary bishop of NicaraguaÕs capital, Managua, Silvio B‡ez, and Miranda, an award-winning reporter who writes for the Spanish newspaper El Pa’s and the Guardian.
El Pa’sÕs Americas director, Jan Mart’nez Ahrens, called the decision an act of ÒvilenessÓ that exposed NicaraguaÕs Òtotalitarian driftÓ under Ortega, a 77-year-old former revolutionary icon who helped overthrow the Somoza dictatorship in the 1970s.
Belli, who lives in exile in Spain, responded to having her citizenship removed by publishing one of her poems on Twitter:
ÒAnd I love you homeland of my dreams and my sorrows and I will secretly take you to wash off your stains, to whisper you hope and promise you cures and charms that will save you."
Chamorro, 67, who will give this yearÕs Reuters Memorial Lecture in Oxford, said Ortega and his vice-president and wife, Rosario Murillo, had shown Òenormous political weaknessÓ with their actions. ÒIn Nicaragua, everyone knows the only... traitors are Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo. They have demolished democracy.Ó
Human Rights WatchÕs deputy director for the Americas offered a bleak prognosis for NicaraguaÕs political future under Ortega.
ÒThe country is on the verge of becoming the western hemisphereÕs equivalent of North Korea.Ó
Hence it is imperative that Democracy and Human Rights are restored in Nicaragua.
Otherwise an intervention from the NGO Community will be necessary, to restore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in Nicaragua.
Shipping Notes
- Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
- Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
- Delivery to the USA:
- Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
- If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
- We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
- Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
- To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
- Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy