It is with great sadness that the Friendship Office shares the news of the death of Thomas Siemer, long term friend of the people of Nicaragua. In 1994 Rita D’Escoto Clark, married Tom Siemer who became a strong supporter of the Friendship Office, founded by Rita. Tom was a dedicated peacemaker, active with Pax Christi
Tegucigalpa.- Juan López, environmental defender from Tocoa, Colón, Municipal Councilman and member of the LIBRE party was murdered on Saturday night, September 14, 2024 The murder took place at 8:30 pm in the Fabio Ochoa neighborhood of de Tocoa. According to reports, a person on a motor cycle waited for the Councilman and environmental defender
“As members of the legal community, we call on the United States to comply with existing international law by ending the use of broad unilateral coercive measures, and to comply with international law by ending the use of broad, unilateral coercive measures that extensively harm civilian populations. Seventy-five years after the Geneva Conventions, collective punishment
On Apil 28th, a delegation from the Casa Ben Linder in Managua traveled to San José de Bocay to accompany the annual anniversary event organized by the Bocay Electrical Service Development Association, APRODELBO which was founded to finish the work of Ben, Pablo and Sergio. Please see this beautiful story of solidarity, historic memory, healing
On March 25th, Alfred de Zayas, expert on civil and political rights and former UN independent expert, made a presentation at the UN Security Council about unilateral coercive measures (UCMs or ‘sanctions’). UCMs generate humanitarian crises, legal and social chaos, leaving victims without effective access to justice and without remedies. UCMs are incompatible with the
Alfred de Zayas is a law professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and served as a UN Independent Expert on International Order 2012-18. In this article, Zayas clarifies that what are commonly referred to as “sanctions” imposed on Nicaragua by the United States are actually “Unilateral Coercive Measures” which constitute “collective punishment against innocent
100 Organizations support people of Tocoa, Honduras who say no to Extractive Industries: https://www.guapinolresiste.org/post/100-organizations-demand-honduran-authorities-respect-decision-of-the-people-of-tocoa-to-say-no-to
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY) has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the annulment of the Monroe Doctrine. The bill’s introduction coincided with the 200-year anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which has been used to justify US intervention in Latin American. House Resolution 943 is also co-sponsored by Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
In response to a wave of assassinations against water and land defenders in the Guapinol and Bajo Aguan areas of Honduras, 20 members of Congress led by Rep. Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Secretary of State Blinken calling for an independent investigation into the murders and the definitive cancellation of the illegal Los Pinares
By: James Phillips In case you missed it, a recent news item tells us something significant about the uses of violence for “national security,” no matter what the cost in human lives and misery in Latin America and elsewhere. Not a pretty story, but true and important. What Was He Thinking?! Last week, President Biden
