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Nicaragua
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ding to the Sandinistas. Cardenal
disagrees, saying that those who
speak out are "penalized heavily"
by the government. Cardenal of
fers no proof, but neither do the
Sandinistas offer much proof to
show that the dissatisfied are able
to say what is on their minds.
People in the streets will speak
out against the government, but
also are reluctant to identify
themselves. A number did not
even want to be photographed.
One of the people who didn't
want a name published was a pro
stitute who lived near what was
Managua's city center until the
earthquake in 1972 crumbled the
area. The woman also refused to
be photographed.
Ironically, at the same time the
prostitute in downtown Managua
was refusing to be photographed,
several Oregon women from the
tour were snapping pictures of
former prostitutes at a Sandinista
prostitution "reform" house.
The "reform" house is located
in Leon, a small city about 30 miles
outside of Managua. Prostitutes
are taken there rather than serv
ing time in jail. They are taught
sewing skills so that they can work
as seamstresses once they leave
the reform house.
THERE IS NOTHING HERE'
The prostitute in Managua said
that because prostitution is illegal
in Nicaragua, she could very easily
end up in jail or harassed by
members of neighborhood civil
defense groups. She did not ap
pear to be aware of the reform
house and was convinced she
would be jailed if she were
caught.
The woman fit the stereotypical
description of a prostitute, with a
tight black jumpsuit, heavily
made-up face, and a saucy
disposition. She lives, with her
two children, somewhere near the
center of Managua.
She says the quality of life has
not increased for all poor
Nicaraguans. Because she has no
job skills, and very little educa
tion, the woman has no choice
but to make a living on the streets.
With very little interest in
politics or the government, the
woman says the Sandinista of
ficials are as dangerous to her as
was former Pres. Anastasio
Somoza.
She wonders why anyone would
travel to Nicaragua, especially
from the United States. "There is
nothing here," she says.
PEOPLE TEND TO DISAPPEAR'
There also is opposition to the
Sandinistas from a human rights
group established under
Somoza's government. Human
rights violations are not as many
under the Sandinistas, but
"generalized infringement" upon
liberties, especially freedom of ex
ssion, stiil occurs, according to
the NCPC (the English translation
means "permanent commission
for human rights in Nicaragua").
"People tend to disappear,"
says Marta Baltodano, the national
coordinator of the NCPC. She
adds there were 30 deaths that
went unexplained in 1982 and that
there is "reasonable suspicion to
believe the government was in
volved." So far this year, there
have been 11 unaccountable
deaths, she says.
All of the 11 deaths unac
counted for happened to people
who had criticized the Sandinista
government, says Baltodano.
Up until 1980, Amnesty Interna
tional, a worldwide human rights
watchdog organization, refused to
accept the statistics from NCPC.
Now, because the group has bet
ter documentation, Amnesty In
ternational accepts the statistics,
Baltodano says.
CPDH vs. CPPDH
But Baltodano says a bigger con
cern than Amnesty International
was a government campaign to
discredit the group by claiming it
had ties to the contra guerillas.
The government also claimed CIA
control of the group. Baltodano
flatly denies those allegations.
The Sandinista government also
went ahead and formed its own
human rights commission, which
yields the acronym "CPPDH,"
suspiciously similar to the CPDH.
The official Sandinista commis
sion is financed by the govern
ment, while CPDH is funded
through private sources con
sisting mostly of religious and
peace organizations.
But Mary Hartman, a U.S. nun in
Nicaragua for the past 23 years
who works with the human rights
organization, says the CPDH is
not entirely accurate in its reports,
and that it was formed by Somoza
and still follows the influence
Somoza had.
The Sandinista government
brings up another point. They ad
mit some human rights violations
have occured, such as resettle
ment of Miskito Indians, against
the will of the Miskitos, after
heavy fighting on the Atlantic
seaboard.
But, the Sandinistas stress, the
violations have been far less
severe and not nearly as often as
they occurred under Somoza.
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