1823 - Nicaragua becomes part of the United Provinces of Central America, which also comprises Costa Rica, El Salvador, ...

More than 900,000 people have left Nicaragua since 2018 due to political persecution, the economic crisis and exile. In a country of just over six million inhabitants, almost every family has a loved ...

The Ortega-Murillo dictatorship expelled Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera from Nicaragua on Nov. 13, a few days after he had ...

The Nicaragua Never Again Human Rights Collective said in a report that it had documented the torture of 183 men and 46 women out of some 2,000 people arrested in connection to 2018 anti ...

Professor Cymene Howe from the Department of Anthropology at Rice University delivered a lecture yesterday on the politics of sexual rights in Nicaragua in anticipation of International Women s Day.

An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega over his alleged "systematic violation of human rights," a lawyer who filed a case against the leader told AFP on Monday ...

“Let’s not transform that or any embassy into a political center and partisan political activity, neither for nor against anyone. I hope Nicaragua understands that this is the first warning we are ...

Nicaragua Tortured at Least 229 Political Prisoners, Rights Group Says (Reuters) - At least 229 people detained in Nicaragua for political reasons have suffered various forms of torture and other ...

Dec 10 (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 ...