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Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition
Next Webinar Nov. 17
"Building Solidarity with the Nicaraguan Revolution: The Friends of ATC Network"
Sunday 17 November 2024
Nicaragua at a glance
Since 2007 Nicaragua has reduced poverty by 23.4% and extreme poverty by 10.9%.
Nicaragua’s free universal health care system is based on an inclusive community & family health care model.
Education in Nicaragua is free from preschool through university & technical education.
Experts say “human rights industry” attacks on Nicaragua should be treated with skepticism.
Nicaragua ranks #7 in the world for gender equity, #1 in education for women & girls, & #1 for women in parliament.
Nicaragua has deeded nearly 1/3 of its land area to self-governing Indigenous communities.
Nicaragua is the safest country in the region and has a growing network of affordable community-based tourism.
Nicaragua has universal suffrage at 16 years of age, automatic voter registration and 65% voter turnout in most recent elections.
Nicaragua is #8 in the world for transition to renewable energy generation.
Progressive labor laws protect workers and support labor unions - 1.2 million Nicaraguans are union-affiliated.
Recent polls show that only 37% of Nicaraguans identify as Catholics, compared to 50% only a few years ago.
Nicaragua is subject to continuing US aggression yet uses international law to hold countries accountable for their actions.
Our Videos
23 June 2024: Weaponizing Human Rights: Arrow in the Quiver of Empire
Examines the ways human rights can be manipulated for geopolitical ends & used to justify illegal coercive measures like sanctions.
13 October 2024: Attempted Coups in Venezuela & Honduras: Their Meaning for Nicaragua & Beyond
Looks into the the primary falsehoods and the effect of US-sponsored coups (and the struggles to defeat them) on Nicaragua and other nations.
07 August 2024: Venezuela and Nicaragua – successfully defeating the Monroe doctrine
Comparisons between Nicaragua in 2018 and Venezuela post recent elections.