5 Rights, Politics and Power: The Struggle over the 2006 Abortion Reform and the Women’s Movement in Nicaragua Katherine Kruk

Since 2006 the Nicaraguan abortion law eliminates all forms of therapeutic abortion in the country with a penalty of up to three years in prison. This paper considers the 2006 Nicaraguan abortion law reform by looking at the situation in the country, with special attention to women’s rights, in particular reproductive rights—and, more specifically, abortion rights. The paper shows that the reform is unrepresentative of the attitudes and opinions of much of its civil society members, namely, w...

Behind the Veil of Discourse

A few weeks into their field assignments, the ISS researchers have started to unpack their questions and issues, venturing into complexity beyond the veil of discourse.

Southern Perspectives on Civil Society Building

Civil Society Building continues to figure prominently in the development policy realm and so too does its northern bias, especially with regard to processes in Africa. Through the MA-research facility, the Hivos/ISS Civil Society Knowledge programme enables researchers and civil society organizations from the South to develop and share their views on key issues in the Civil Society Debate.

Struggle over "killer law" by the Women’s Movement in Nicaragua

In February 2010 Nicaragua made the international news headlines for refusing cancer-treatment to 27-year old pregnant “Amalia”. For Amalia, who is also mother of a 10-year old, the treatment would be potentially life-saving but the current Nicaraguan law is placing doctors at risk of prosecution in providing cancer treatment to Amalia as it may harm the fetus.

Nicaragua in the Picture

On May 15th 2010 the Utrecht-Leon City Association has organised a Nicaraguan movie night. The event is screening seven short movies about Nicaragua, made by Nicaraguans. One of the movies is produced by our Knowledge Programme partners Cinco and Movimiento Autonomo de Mujeres in Nicaragua: "The Struggle of the Women's Rights Movement in Nicaragua 1998-2008". The 20-minute movie shows the history of the Nicaraguan women's movement, its strategies, a few of its successes and their co...

The Rule of the Jungle: Forest Management in Latin America

Titel : The rule of the jungle: forest management in Bolivia, Nicaragua and HondurasVenue: Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA)Date: 9 April, 15.30h Presenter: Lorenzo Pellegrini, Institute of Social Studies (ISS)Discussant: Heleen van den Hombergh (IUCN)