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An International Response to Ortega’s Destruction of Democracy in Nicaragua
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1:39:03Now PlayingSubcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration, and International Economic Policy
Chair Sires
Witnesses:
Panel I:
Ms. Emily Mendrala
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Panel II:
Ms. Berta Valle
Journalist and Human Rights Defender
Ms. Laura Chinchilla
(Former President of Costa Rica)
Co-Chair
The Inter-American Dialogue
Mr. Ryan C. Berg, PhD
Senior Fellow, Americas Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
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