Joint Subcommittee Hearing on the Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society Announced
Washington, D.C. – The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience” on Wednesday, March 22nd.
What: Joint Hearing – “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience”
Date: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
Time: 4:00pmET
Location: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2200
Witnesses:
Félix Maradiaga, J.D.
Former Nicaragua Presidential Candidate and Former political prisoner
Dr. Juan Sebastián Chamorro
Former Nicaragua Presidential Candidate and Former political prisoner
Deborah Ullmer
Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Programs
National Democratic Institute
Bianca Jagger
Founder, President, and Chief Executive
Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation
Documents:
***Additional witnesses may be added. Check here for updates.***
***Coverage note: All Committee proceedings are webcast live here.***
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