MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- It's been more than a quarter of a century since the Sandinistas toppled the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza, yet the struggle for personal freedom and self-determination here ...

Researcher and lawyer Martha Patricia Molina, a member of the editorial board of the newspaper La Prensa, reported that the dictatorship led by President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has expelled 65 ...

Review: Women Remember Revolution in Nicaragua The documentary “'¡Las Sandinistas!” compiles the reminiscences of women who fought with the Sandinistas, the revolutionary group in Nicaragua that ...

June 14 (Reuters) - Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, the first female president of Nicaragua, died early Saturday morning in Costa Rica at the age of 95, her family announced in a statement. Chamorro, an ...

This article was originally published in Salud Con Lupa, a partner outlet of Global Voices. The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued three historic decisions on January 20, condemning the ...

(Reuters) - At least 229 people detained in Nicaragua for political reasons have suffered various forms of torture and other "crimes against humanity" at the hands of the government over the past ...

Panama U20 and Nicaragua U20 face off in their final Group B clash, with both teams looking to end their CONCACAF U-20 campaign on a high note after being eliminated by losses to Canada and Mexico.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued a ruling last month with the potential to expand reproductive rights in Ecuador and Nicaragua. Although it’s unclear how each country will implement ...

MANAGUA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - An outright ban on abortion in Nicaragua has caused the deaths of at least 80 women since it was imposed 11 months ago, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The U.S.-based ...

Nicaragua’s accusation against Germany in the International Court of Justice comes 40 years after the country filed a claim against the United States in the same court. By Frances Robles For Nicaragua ...