Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights

The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos or CENIDH) is a non-governmental organization based in Managua. Vilma Núñez, a former Sandinista,[1] founded the organization on May 16, 1990,[2] shortly after the election of President Violeta Chamorro.[3]

Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights
EstablishedMay 1990  (30 years ago)

The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights is active In teaching people about their legal rights . It also prepares yearly reports on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua.[4]

On December 12, 2018, at the request of the Interior Minister, the Nicaraguan National Assembly voted to revoke the legal status of the organization.[5]

References
  1. Robles, Frances (4 May 2018). "As Nicaragua Death Toll Grows, Support for Ortega Slips". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. Cruz, Eduardo (19 March 2017). "La lucha de Vilma Núñez de Escorcia". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  3. Bowen, Rachel E. (2017). The Achilles Heel of Democracy. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781107178328. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. WHO WE ARE
  5. Montoya, Angeline (13 December 2018). "Nicaragua : le régime d'Ortega s'attaque aux organisations de défense des droits humains". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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