Tuesday, 28 June 2011 – Fr. Milla explained that he has received death threats by phone which ceased when he placed a caller identification feature on his phone. In a press conference on Tuesday, June 28th, the Commission of Truth denounced the threats against one of its Commissioners, Fr. Fausto Milla and his assistant, Denia Mejía
Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) President Roberto Rivas announced that the CSE will publish the regulations for international and national election observation on August 16, after which the United Nations, European Union, Organization of American States and friendly countries will be able to send delegations to "accompany" the electoral process under the regulations and with the understanding that Nicaragua is a sovereign country.
The five presidents of Central America along with the presidents of Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet in Guatemala June 21-23 to discuss regional cooperation against organized crime. With Honduras allowed to rejoin the Central American Integration System (SICA), this will be the first meeting including all the presidents of Central America since the coup in Honduras almost two years ago.
June 22, 2011 – 12 Years After Bill Clinton Admits “Mistake” in Supporting Repression in Guatemala, Hillary will meet with De Facto Honduran President Pepe Lobo to Discuss Military and Police Assistance REPEATING “MISTAKES” OR A POLICY OF REPRESSION IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
June 22, 2011 – 12 Years After Bill Clinton Admits “Mistake” in Supporting Repression in Guatemala, Hillary will meet with De Facto Honduran President Pepe Lobo to Discuss Military and Police Assistance REPEATING “MISTAKES” OR A POLICY OF REPRESSION IN CENTRAL AMERICA?
The International Foundation for Global Economic Development (FIDEG) last week announced new figures from its continuing study of poverty in Nicaragua. According to FIDEG, "The results suggest that in 2010, at the national level, 44.5% of the population lived in conditions of moderate poverty [down from 44.7% in 2009] and 9.0% lived in extreme poverty," down from 9.7%.
