Labor and Human Rights: Archives
Indigenous Rights: Ask Nicaraguan Government for Protection for Witness in García Murder Case
After being captured in Costa Rica on August 30, Ivan Agüello, convicted in absentia of the murder of Bluefields, Nicaragua, businessman and university professor Francisco García, spoke before a Costa Rican television audience. He stated that land speculator Peter Tsokos had sent him to the Bluefields home of García and his wife, indigenous rights lawyer Maria Luisa Acosta, to rent an apartment...Read more and take action!
Many concerned human rights activists wrote to Nicaraguan Minister of Governance Julio Vega asking for protection of Ivan Argüello, convicted killer of Francisco García, husband of indigenous land rights lawyer Maria Luisa Acosta in April of 2002. Mr. Vega answered a number of the e-mails personally and sent the a letter by air mail to the Nicaragua Network...Read the translated letter
The Nicaragua Network and other organizations are continuing to ask human
rights activists to write to Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños
over the issues surrounding the senseless murder of Francisco José Valle
and concern for the security of Maria Luisa Acosta and her family, who have
been at the forefront of the struggle for indigenous rights in the region.
View and sign the petition
Nicaragua: Land of Coffee and Famine
Read about the plight of the coffee farmers and their efforts to get governmental help. This article explains why Nicaragua coffee workers have to endure hunger and poverty and why their situation has only worsened during the past couple of years. A just and sustainable world economy is the ultimate answer for the situation coffee workers are in, but in the meantime, you can offer much needed help! Read More
Helping Unemployed Coffee Workers
Ann Hutt Browning, a Nicaragua Network supporter, describes the trip she took to Nicaragua in January 2003. She explains that she had never seen such deplorable impoverishment as she did on her visit to the Department of Matagalpa, one of the coffee growing regions of the country where there are the largest number of unemployed coffee workers. She talks about what people in Nicaragua are doing to help these struggling coffee workers and gives examples of what people around the world can do to help as well. Read More
Workers and Union Officers Fired at Nicotex T-Shirt Factory in Sébaco, Nicaragua!
T-shirt manufacturer Gildan continues its nasty habit of labor rights violations in its new factory, Nicotex, located in Sébaco, Nicaragua. Take action, Tell Gildan to support worker rights! Read More
Dole and Shell Respond to Activists’ Letters!
The Nicaragua Network and Nicaragua activists who wrote Dole, Dow and Shell about the poisoning of Nicaragua's banana workers by the pesticide Nemagon (DBCP) have received letters from both Dole Food Company and Shell Chemicals (Dow has thus far remained silent). Read More on the Nemagon story and Take Action: Tell Dow, Shell and Dole to Pay Up!
