Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua are often centered around land disputes, as large land owners of the Somoza Era reclaim lands distributed to campesinos (peasant farmers)during the Sandinista revolution. As many lose their lands, campesinos must work for meager wages or move to cities where many resort to begging. In this blog we will discover the story of Vicente Padilla, who rejected these options and chose to fight; whose case sets an example for thousands of campesinos across Nicaragua.
The Nicaraguan newspaper El Nuevo Diario published a story on Vicente's case last Wednesday, August 2nd. You can read the article (in Spanish) here.
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This blog is run by supporters of Vicente Padilla, a Nicaraguan campesino who is being persecuted by powerful landowner Jose Esteban McEwan and American coffee importer State Street Coffee. Among the organizations supporting Vicente and his family are CEPRHI (Ecumenical Committee of English-speaking Religious Personnel) and the Movimiento Comunal, both Nicaraguan organizations with Nicaraguan and international membership. You can find more photos related to the Vicente Padilla case at our flickr site: www.flickr.com/photos/vicentepadilla If you'd like get involved, e-mail us at: casabenlinder@gmail.com
