Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:00PM 
Welcome to a small collection of unique garments called Lady Justice. The purpose behind this sale is to raise a modest amount of money to pay for the construction and development of a website that will continue to tell the tragic story of Doris Jiménez and encourage international justice.
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 photos by Jeremy Cowart |
See the entire collection here.
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 05:00PM 
US ambassador to Nicaragua, Robert Callahan ducking into his car
US ambassador to Nicaragua, Robert Callahan, was attacked this morning in Managua by Ortega supporters who surrounded a university and launched mortars into the compound where the ambassador was making a speech. He was forced to seek refuge in his armored car and his convoy was attacked with homemade mortars and rocks. Yesterday the US embassy was attacked by mortars and rocks by Ortega supporters. Nica government officials are demanding that Callahan be expelled from the country after he made made a public speech condemning Ortega's recent violation of the constitution seeking indefinite reelection.
Share Article Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:00PM 
Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega
Despite the fact the Nicaraguan National Congress voted against a change to the constitution allowing for presidential reelection, Supreme Court Justices loyal to president Ortega issued an illegal ruling on Monday clearing the way for Ortega to run for another term.
The U.S. State Department questioned the way the court had reached its decision, and said "the move threatens democratic governance."
"The ruling appears to short-circuit, through legal maneuverings, the open and transparent consideration by the Nicaraguan people of the possibility for presidential re-election," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in a statement.
"We share the concern of many Nicaraguans that this situation is part of a larger pattern of questionable and irregular governmental actions," Kelly added.
Latin American countries are increasingly wrestling with the issue of presidential term limits as leftists such as Venezuela's self-styled socialist President Hugo Chavez seek to stay in power as long as they can win elections.
Click to download Supreme Court Ruling allowing for Reelection.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 03:00PM 
banner referring to Eric as a "murderer" and "rapist"
This last Friday, June 26 2009, a prominent women's rights group joined by the mother of Doris Jimenez, held a protest in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua in front of the office of the (OAS) Organization of American States. They demanded that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reject the petition filed by Eric Volz, June 16, 2009, against the State of Nicaragua.
Read article here (Español):
The question remains: Since the mother of Doris Jimenez (and now with the support of a prominent women's rights organization) continually expresses outrage at the appellate court’s decision to release Eric Volz, why is she not putting an equivalent amount of attention on the lower court’s decision regarding Armando Llanes and Nelson Danglas, who were released illegally after formal accusations were filed against them, then set free with no trial?
Monday, June 22, 2009 at 03:00PM The Nicaraguan national newspaper El Nuevo Diario is currently conducting a public survey on their website asking readers to vote on Eric’s “guilt” or “innocence.” El Nuevo Diario has been, since the beginning of Eric's ordeal, the driving force in the manipulation of public opinion through erroneous, sensationalized and libelous accusations.
As of the time of this posting, according to the newspaper’s website, Nicaraguans are voting 76.62% for Guilty and 23.38% for Innocent.
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No one in Nicaragua will give Eric an interview. Why?
Eric's recent submission of the Human Rights Petition to the Inter-American Court has dominated the Nicaraguan press for the last week. Eric has made repeated requests for interviews with several of the Nicaraguan networks, including El Nuevo Diario, but no media entity has granted his request.
The media coverage in Nicaragua has been careful not publish the URL of Eric's website for fear that their reports will be exposed as the erroneous and biased articles that they are. El Nuevo Diario, specifically, has made a practice of keeping the facts a secret since the very beginning of the case. Is it possible that the editor, Francisco Chamorro, has a personal agenda regarding Eric's case?
We challenge El Nuevo Diario to publish an unfiltered and unedited statement from Eric detailing the specifics of this case and the Petition to the Inter-American Court.
