Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez freed from detention

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government released two jailed Roman Catholic bishops and 15 other priests who had been detained during one of the world’s harshest crackdowns on the church, according to a communiqué Sunday. The most prominent of the detainees is Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 58, an outspoken … Read more

Prime UN court docket rejects Nicaragua’s case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The United Nations’ high court docket on Thursday rejected a case introduced by Nicaragua in a decades-long dispute with Colombia over maritime borders and entitlements within the Caribbean. The Worldwide Courtroom of Justice dismissed Nicaragua’s bid to achieve financial rights over an space of the Caribbean Sea that lies greater than … Read more

UN condemns killings of two extra Indigenous residents on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast

MEXICO CITY — The U.N. human rights workplace mentioned Friday it condemned the killing of two extra Indigenous residents on Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. The workplace known as on the Nicaraguan authorities to research and punish the crimes. The federal government has not but confirmed or commented on the 2 killings. “The communities on this area … Read more