Summer issue of Central America Report available online

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Contents

Susana Morales coordinates a campaign that’s firmly rooted in the capital’s neighbourhoods                 

Marilyn Thomson reports on how declining garment exports and remittances are hitting women hard.                                                                                                        

P. 6-7: Regional update

What are the challenges facing El Salvador’s first leftist government?                    

The UN’s torture committee calls for changes to Nicaragua’s abortion ban, and a regional human rights court hears its first femicide case.                                      

Nicaraguans reflect on the legacy of the Revolution and priorities for today’s FSLN government.                                                                                                       

P. 12: Reading between the lines of impunity                                                    

The publication of police archives raises new hopes for justice. Plus a corruption scandal sparks mass protests.                                                                                                             

P. 13: Book review                                                                                       

America’s Backyard: The United States and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror                                                                            

P. 14-16: Take action                                                                                            

A Hampshire school celebrates Nicaragua week, and Honduran activists visit the UK to highlight violence against women