Envío Digital
 
Central American University - UCA  
  Number 398 | Septiembre 2014

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Nicaragua

Clouds in the government’s statistical heaven
Heavy clouds have darkened the sunny sky of official statistics that show Nicaragua as a place where life is safe and pleasant. In the nearly eight years of Ortega-Murillo government, this is the cloudiest sky yet, portending a nasty rain for many.... continuar...

Nicaragua

NICARAGUA BRIEFS
A BIRD? A FISH? A METEORITE? At roughly 11:30 the night of September 6, a huge explosion in a wooded area perilously near Managua’s international airport and an adjacent Air Force base shook... continuar...

Nicaragua

The politicizing of the institutions is the greatest risk to our security
An analysis of Nicaragua’s security and insecurity by this expert in public safety and drug trafficking after the July 19 attack on Sandinista sympathizers concludes that the politicizing of the National Police and Nicaraguan Army is resulting in outbreaks of political violence that could result in our no longer being one of the safest countries in Central America.... continuar...

Nicaragua

Rape-imposed motherhood has a little girl’s face
In his first apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” Pope Francis reiterated that “the Church cannot be expected to change her position” on the abortion issue. But he nuanced it with the following compassionate consideration: “It is not ‘progressive’ to try to resolve problems by eliminating a human life. On the other hand, it is also true that we have done little to adequately accompany women in very difficult situations, where abortion appears as a quick solution to their profound anguish, especially when the life developing within them is the result of rape or a situation of extreme poverty. Who can remain unmoved before such painful situations?”... continuar...

Nicaragua

The canal will affect ecosystems, species and even genes
Between August and November 2013, Nicaragua’s Academy of Sciences held three forums to publicly discuss the interoceanic canal project. A book with a selection of papers based on the talks was subsequently published by several of the experts who shared their knowledge in those forums. Jean-Michel Maes, who participated in the third forum, emphasizes the possible effects the canal will have on our country’s complex biodiversity. The chosen canal route won’t include the Río San Juan, eliminating a few of the author’s concerns at the time, but the other negative aspects he describes remain valid.... continuar...

El Salvador

“We must remove the tattoo from this country’s soul”
The Spanish parish priest Antonio Rodríguez was arrested in El Salvador at the end of July as part of a police raid against 127 gang members, accused of illicit association and giving prisoners cell phones. He was paroled in early August but re-arrested the next day. For over a decade, Padre Toño, as he’s called, has helped gang members reenter society. We offer here excerpts from a text he wrote defining his work philosophy, followed by a journalist’s account of a trip into his world.... continuar...

Centroamérica

To seek asylum or to go without papers? That is the question
The difference between the millions of undocumented migrants who evade immigration control and the thousands who seek asylum is that those who apply for asylum give the Migra and the judges the last word on the possibility of staying in the United States, while undocumented migrants don’t give it up; they leave this chance in their own hands. For every undocumented migrant the Migra detains, three others manage to gain entry to the United States.... continuar...

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