By William Camacaro National Co-Coordinator Venezuelan girl kidnapped by the United States has returned to Venezuela The ordeal of two-year-old Maikelys Espinoza, separated from her mother for over a year, has concluded with her return to Venezuela. Her parents had immigrated to the United States and briefly resided in El Paso, Texas, where they worked…
By William Camacaro (National Co-Coordinator) In the video we can see the presentation of Vanessa Ramos, who has played a stellar role for all who struggle for freedom, peace, justice, and equality. Since 2007, Vanessa has chaired the American Association of Jurists (AAJ), an NGO in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social…
President of the Las Diosas coffee plant Ima Alfaro discusses the “Troika of Oppression” (capitalism, colonalism and patriarchy) and the role of Nicaraguan women at the forefront of the Sandinista Revolution. Subscribe to our Eco-Zine
An Alliance for Global Justice delegation met with former political prisoner and Venezuela’s Investments Head Alex Saab in Caracas, in the days preceding the July 28 presidential election. We discussed Venezuela’s booming economic recovery, projections for the presidential election, unilateral coercive measures and the United States’ criminalization of humanitarian aid. We thank Pacifica Foundation TV…
This Friday Florida Judge Robert Scola signed the final dismissal of all charges against the Colombian-Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was kidnapped, incarcerated and tortured by the U.S. prison system for several years for sending food, fuel and medicine to Venezuela during the pandemic, circumventing deadly U.S. sanctions against the Venezuelan people. The document below explains that…
Issue #3: Register for Our Inauguration Class Webinar Celebrating MLK! Join us on Saturday, January 13th at 1 pm EST (12 CST, 11 MST, 10 PST) for a celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King and the opening session of the 2024 Lucy Parsons Popular Human Rights School Human Rights Defender/Observer…
Nicaragua: Advances & Autonomy a project by AFGJ-Nicaragua Network & Casa Benjamin Linder invites you to join the Virtual Course & Film Festival The Rights of Indigenous & Afrodescendant Peoples in Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast October 19-November 9, 2023 (4 sessions) Register here! Session 1: International Solidarity Thursday, October 19 / 7pm Eastern / 5pm Central…
Join us to witness, experience and learn about advances and autonomy on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast Did you know Nicaragua has deeded 1/3 of its territory to Indigenous communities? Indigenous & Afro-Descendant communities form two self-governing autonomous regions where in just 15 years local and national projects have transformed life through mutlicultural and multilingual education at…
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It’s time to recognize and support Nicaragua’s achievements rather than undermine them with sanctions On June 8, 2023, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation that would extend the U.S. government’s authority to impose sanctions on Nicaragua through December 31, 2028! The bill is now in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with…
