Rights group urges UN pressure campaign against Nicaragua’s President
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Human Rights Watch urged the United Nations and member countries on Tuesday to pressure Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to stop alleged human rights abuses, including a crackdown on opposition figures ahead of a November presidential election. In recent weeks, police have detained at least 14 political opponents, including five presidential candidates, drawing […]
ESSAY: URBAN UNREST PROPELS GLOBAL WAVE OF PROTESTS
In an article first published on The Conversation, political scientist HENRY F (CHIP) CAREY, of Georgia State University in the US, looks at the root causes of protests which have broken out in nations across the world…