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Quality Education, the Other Victim of the Coronavirus in Honduras

marzo 23, 2021

**The arrival of COVID-19 in March 2020 filled the population with uncertainty. Many thought that confinement would only last about two weeks and that school would soon return to normal. Expediente Público On account of the new coronavirus pandemic, the […]

Political violence in the 2021 Honduran elections

marzo 23, 2021

Expediente Público In November, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Honduras will hold general elections to elect the country’s president, representatives and mayors. Conflict and danger are predicted for the election because it has started out without any […]

Nicaragua, Covid-19, Educación

Back to school amid pandemic, repression and political pressure

marzo 23, 2021

It has been three weeks since Nicaragua’s public schools opened their doors to 1.8 million students. The government has done nothing except to promote biosecurity measures in schools, even though not all schools have adequate infrastructure and the necessary resources, […]

Misquitos, Nicaragua

Indigenous People in Nicaragua: Conquest and Colonization Even in the Twenty-First Century

marzo 23, 2021

Expediente Público In 2010, a few years after Daniel Ortega had returned to power in Nicaragua, mestizo settlers began an uncontrolled expansion into the autonomous regions of the Caribbean, the cradle and habitat of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples. Human rights […]

Primaries in Honduras: Test of Transparency or Fraud?

marzo 12, 2021

Expediente Público The primary elections in Honduras will take place on March 14, despite a general lack of confidence in the electoral system. The three predominant political parties in the country will participate and choose their candidates for the November […]

Repression Against Women: The Regime’s Anti-Feminist Efforts in Nicaragua

enero 8, 2021

With Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo in power, the Sandinista Front has consolidated its discourse against women’s movements, acting out against historic women’s rights and organizational power. The actions against organizations led by women and harassment against female leaders are based on anti-woman narratives and policies that have […]