NicaNotes: On the 90th Anniversary of His Death: Race, Class and Sandino’s Politics

NICARAGUA WEBINARS presents “The Evolution of Education in Nicaragua” Register:  bit.ly/NicaFeb25 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 12pm Pacific time / 2pm Nicaragua 3pm Eastern / 8pm Greenwich UK English and Spanish interpretation provided Please join us for this 90-minute webinar on Zoom, featuring the evolutionary development of Nicaragua’s plan to make education available to all its citizens. Speakers: Juan…

Honduras 2023 saw the U.S.-supported right wing escalate its attacks against the people’s elected government. Will 2024 bring any accountability or change?

by Victoria Cervantes, Victoria Cervantes is an AFGJ Board Member and one of the Honduras Solidarity Network coordinators. Vicki is a founding member of the group La Voz de los de Abajo Chicago which has been accompanying the Honduran campesinx and social movements in solidarity since 1998. 2023 saw aggressive actions from the remnants of…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.9.2024: 600 Organizations Demand Biden End Economic War on Venezuela; Why the US Reimposed Sanctions; The “Human Rights” Industry in Nicaragua; Trips to Cuba

More than 600 Organizations Demand Biden End Sanctions against Venezuela “Mr. President Biden: We, the undersigned, wish to express our deep concern about  the regressions  in the scheme of Unilateral Coercive Measures against Venezuela, which we consider a form of extortion of the Venezuelan government  and an obstacle to the economic and social development of…

Bolivia: Tiahuanaco, headquarters of the International Meeting of Bearers of Ancestral Knowledge

Traditional doctors, herbalists, naturists, anthropologists, archaeologists, philosophers, priests and ritualists will meet in the historic city of Tiahuanaco within the framework of the First International Meeting of Bearers of Ancestral Knowledge. This event, unique in its kind and organized by the Kuska Cultural Center of Ancestral Wisdoms, a non-governmental organization, will take place on February…

Threats to Democracy: Is Colombia’s Petro Administration Facing a Coup?

By Tanya Nuñez, William Camacaro, and James Jordan We’re reaching out to you with urgent news regarding the political landscape in Colombia. The elected government of President Gustavo Petro and Vice President Francia Marquez, whose rise to power marked a historic moment in Colombian politics, is facing imminent threats from the Colombian oligarchy seeking to…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.2.2024: Venezuela’s Response to new US Economic Warfare measures; Assange and Venezuela

Venezuela Orinoco Tribune: Washington Announces Renewed Economic Warfare Against Venezuela, Caracas Responds  The US government confirmed that it will not renew the Office of Foreign Assets Control License 44, which partially and temporarily relaxed some of the illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuelan oil and gas and mining sectors. The US accuses Venezuela of violating the…

NicaNotes: Unilateral Coercive Measures and Human Rights

By Alfred de Zayas 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. He is the author of twelve books. [This article was first published in Counterpunch on Dec. 29, 2023.] As a matter of proper terminology, it is best…