Cecilia Cruz: «they couldn’t turn off my voice despite the threats inside the prison»
The released political prisoner acknowledges that her rights were violated by having been in a prison for men.
137 attacks against activists and defenders within five days
IM-DEFENSORAS determined that these attacks fell on 70 activists and defenders
#8M: 50% of public positions held by women, but without decision-making power
Even though women in public positions are more conspicuous, few are publicly known by first and last names, nor are their achievements known.
#8M: Eight women fighters in Nicaragua
This March 8 we present eight Nicaraguan women who have overcome the gender barriers that were put in their way.
Regime violates criminal code by releasing femicides and sexual rapists
January 2050 is the date on which the convicted Oscar Omar Flores Herrera, of 46 years, would be released for the crimes of murder...
10 years of machista violence: 629 femicides
The year 2020 marked the close of an extremely violent decade for women in Nicaragua. More than 600 women were victims of femicide in...
Human Rights: Four attacks a day against opposition activists in Nicaragua
2020 was a year of systematic repression including the intensification of persecution against opponents of the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime,that according to...
Women journalists attacked because of their gender and for practicing freedom of press
In Nicaragua being a journalist entails risk, but being a woman and a journalist is an additional risk not only for the professional herself, but for her whole family including children.
Criminalization of abortion in Nicaragua: The State against women
In Nicaragua, the number of women who abort in unsafe conditions is unknown, nor is there official information on the number of women who die each year from this cause.
Nicaragua: Women «survive more than one pandemic»
On March 18, 2020, the first case of coronavirus was officialized in Nicaragua, four days after the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo...