Lawmakers Renew Bill to Sanction Nicaragua for Human Rights Abuses
Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Maria Salazar, R-Fla., reintroduced a bill Jan. 14 that would impose economic sanctions on Nicaragua’s government for human rights violations, including the persecution of clergy and political dissidents. The Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in…
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Nicaragua Act, which the lawmakers previously introduced in the last Congress (see 2401110055), was referred to the House Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees.