Nicaragua

Novela, Novela

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:08:26 -0800

Every afternoon, millions of Nicaraguans gather around their TV sets to watch their favorite imported novela (soap opera). What would happen if a group of activists produced a homegrown novela about real issues like safe sex and domestic abuse?

Nicaragua: Protect Rights Advocates from Harassment and Intimidation

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:39:08 -0700

(Washington, DC) - The Nicaraguan government should take steps to ensure that human rights defenders are free to promote and protect women's rights without harassment or intimidation, Human Rights Watch said today.

For Nicaraguans, International Women’s Day Marks a Step Back

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Until recently, Nicaraguan women had something to celebrate on March 8, International Women’s Day. Nicaraguan women have fought for years to protect women’s rights, not to restrict them, and decades ago the government eliminated some of the sexist laws that discriminated against women.

Abortion ban killing women

Lance Lattig and Angela Heimburger — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0700

Published in Miami Herald

A year after elections in Nicaragua returned Daniel Ortega to power, scores of pregnant women have died, many as a consequence of a new law that prohibits doctors from providing lifesaving treatment.

Nicaragua: New Abortion Ban Puts Women’s Lives at Risk

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0700

Nicaragua’s blanket ban on abortion, which criminalizes life-saving medical treatment, has had a devastating impact on women’s health and lives, Human Rights Watch said today in the first-ever report on the human rights consequences of the ban, which was enacted in November 2006.

Over Their Dead Bodies

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0700

Over Their Dead Bodies

Denial of Access to Emergency Obstetric Care and Therapeutic Abortion in Nicaragua

Over Their Dead Bodies

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0700

This 18-page report documents how this ban on abortion has made women afraid to seek even legal health services. Fearing prosecution under the new law, doctors are unwilling to provide necessary care. The report is based on interviews with officials, doctors from the public and private health systems, women in need of health services, and family members of women who died as a result of the ban.

Nicaragua: Blanket Ban on Abortion Harms Women

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0700

Nicaragua’s new blanket ban on abortion – even in cases of rape, incest or life-threatening pregnancy – violates international human rights standards and poses a grave risk to women, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to the country’s Supreme Court.

The court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the ban, imposed last November, within the next two weeks.

Nicaragua: Penal Reform Constitutes an Assault on Human Rights

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0700

The congressional vote which today eliminated all exceptions to the general penalization of abortion in Nicaragua constitutes a direct threat to human rights, said Human Rights Watch. The new penal code penalizes abortion even when it is carried out to save the pregnant woman’s life, or when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.

DR-CAFTA Falls Short on Workers’ Rights

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote before the end of this week on the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA). The House should reject the accord for falling short on workers' human rights because it does not require countries to protect women workers from discrimination or to have laws that meet international labor standards.