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Nicaragua: Farmers express thoughts on Rural Development through video

Posted by Juliana Rincón Parra on 17/11/2009

The Alzar las Voces (Raise the Voices) project in Nicaragua brings farmers in rural communities the possibility to speak out through video telling of their concerns, their projects, their wishes and ideas.

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Nicaragua's Constitutional Court must decide on legality of new abortion law

Posted on 06/11/2009

Amnesty International has expressed concern that the Nicaraguan Supreme Court continues to delay its judgment on the legality of new criminal laws on abortion which entered into force in 2008. The Court was due to issue a judgment in May 2009 on the constitutionality of a complete ban on abortio ...

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Nicaragua: Protests in Managua Show Divisions Within Student Movements

Posted by Rodrigo Peñalba on 30/10/2009

In Nicaragua, divisions within student groups have been evident during recent protests in Managua about the university budget and recent comments by the US Ambassador about a Supreme Court decision.

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Turkey: Next Country to Recognize Abkhazia?

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 23/09/2009

Window on Eurasia reports that “there appears to be a chance that Turkey, despite denials by its officials, might break the embargo against recognition [of Abkhazia] because of Ankaras desire to play a greater role in the Caucasus region, its own long-standing experience as the only country to ...

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Shocking abortion ban denies life-saving treatment to girls and women in Nicaragua

Posted on 27/07/2009

Nicaragua’s total ban on abortions is endangering the lives of girls and women, denying them life-saving treatment, preventing health professionals from practicing effective medicine and contributing to an increase in maternal deaths across the country, concludes Amnesty International in a n ...

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