El evento será en español

Durante los meses de marzo y abril de 2018, fuerzas paramilitares organizadas y dirigidas por el gobierno de Nicaragua y el Partido Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional, causaron 325 muertos y desaparecidos, centenares de heridos y más de 600 personas arrestadas en Managua y otras ciudades de ese país. Esta masacre, que ha sido sucedida por una gran cantidad de detenciones arbitrarias y actos de persecución a las voces opositoras al gobierno, miembros de la sociedad civil y periodistas independientes, ha producido una migración masiva de nicaragüenses hacia Costa Rica, así como obligado a muchos líderes a pasar a la clandestinidad o salir como asilados políticos hacia otros países.

El gobierno ha prestado oídos sordos a las graves denuncias formuladas en su contra sobre la violación de los Derechos Humanos, y aún hoy rechaza esas acusaciones calificando a las víctimas de “terroristas”.

En la actividad participa un panel de expertos integrado por:
Claudia Paz y Paz, Abogada defensora de derechos humanos y ex Fiscal General de Guatemala.
Erika Guevara-Rosas, Directora de las Americas, Amnesty International.
Tifani Roberts, periodista, Univisión.
Moderador: Luis Guillermo Solís, Profesor FIU y ex Presidente de Costa Rica.
Comentario de: Arturo Aguilar, Director Ejecutivo, Seattle International Foundation.

IACHR GEIE Nicaragua Report: Violence in Nicaragua, March-April 2018

During March and April of 2018, paramilitary forces organized and led by the Nicaraguan government and the Sandinista National Liberation Front were responsible for 325 deaths and disappearances, hundreds of wounded and the arrest of more than 600 people in Managua and other cities. The massacre, followed by innumerous arbitrary arrests and the persecution of opposition voices — members of civil society and independent journalists— produced massive migration of Nicaraguans to Costa Rica and forced many leaders to go underground or flee the country as political exiles.. The government has turned a deaf ear to the serious claims of violation of human rights made against it and even today rejects those accusations, describing the victims as "terrorists". The report “Acts of Violence in Nicaragua between April 18 and May 30, 2018” was prepared by the International Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), an entity established by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; release of the report in Nicaragua was banned by the government of Daniel Ortega. The report will be presented at FIU on Thursday, February 7 at 6:30 pm. Organized by the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center and the Seattle International Foundation, this event will offer an in-depth discussion of its content as well as an analysis of the state of affairs in Nicaragua today.

Featuring:

Claudia Paz y Paz, Human Rights Lawyer and former Attorney General of Guatemala.

Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director, Amnesty International.

Tifani Roberts, Journalist, Univisión.

Moderador Luis Guillermo Solís, FIU Professor and former President of Costa Rica.

Comments by: Arturo Aguilar, Executive Director, Seattle International Foundation.