Testimony before US Congress on Ortega's Crackdown in Nicaragua

Testimony before the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade Crushing Dissent: The Ongoing Crisis in Nicaragua June 11, 2019 José Miguel Vivanco, Americas Director Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Francis Rooney, other members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade on behalf of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to discuss our assessment of the human rights abuses taking place in Nicaragua under…

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