Argentinian Court Signs International Arrest Warrants for 2018 State Crimes in Nicaragua

CENTRAL AMERICA IN MINUTES, Ep. 11: In a major universal jurisdiction trial, an Argentinian judge has requested the arrest of Daniel Ortega, Rosario Murillo, and a battery of top Nicaraguan officials implicated in hundreds of killings and other 2018 state crimes against humanity. Two-thirds of the big business-friendly Guatemalan Congress approved an anti-monopoly law that was a priority of President Bernardo Arévalo, amid debates over whether the new rules will curb market concentration or provide insider loopholes. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights sets regional precedent by condemning the Salvadoran state for “obstetric violence” by denying Beatriz a therapeutic abortion in 2013 — but stops short of naming the state responsible for the woman’s 2017 death. El Faro English translates Central America. Listen to Central America in Minutes every Friday on major podcast platforms. Help fund independent journalism in Central America by joining our crowdfunding community at support.elfaro.net. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review. Our mantra at El Faro English is simple: Journalism must go on.