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Nicaragua: Protect Rights Advocates from Harassment and Intimidation

Posted on 30 October 2008 by nicaraguanpost

Women’s Groups Feel Pressured in Campaign Against Blanket Abortion Ban

The Nicaraguan government should take steps to ensure that human rights defenders are free to promote and protect women’s rights without harassment or intimidation, Human Rights Watch said today.

Since beginning a campaign against a newly enacted absolute ban on abortion in 2006, women’s rights advocates have been subject to official investigations into their work, and some have reported suffering acts of intimidation from unknown sources.

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