Organisation of American States

Nicaragua’s Elections Marked by Apathy and Mistrust

By José Adán Silva
In the midst of unusual political tension and apathy, Nicaraguans will go to the polls on Sunday Nov. 6 to vote in elections marked by the absence of the main opposition force and international election observers.

Political Crisis Looms in Nicaragua in Run-Up to Elections

By José Adán Silva
The seventh consecutive nomination of Daniel Ortega as the governing party’s candidate to the presidency in Nicaragua, and the withdrawal from the race of a large part of the opposition, alleging lack of guarantees for genuine elections, has brought about the country’s worst political crisis since the end of the civil war in 1990.

Pan-American Rights Commission “Under Threat”

By Carey L. Biron
Representatives of nearly 40 civil society organisations from throughout the Americas gathered here on Wednesday to express concerns with proposed changes to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).


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