WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine issued the following press release:
VIDEO FROM THE HEARING IS AVAILABLE HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)-a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues-held a subcommittee hearing titled "Nicaragua's Political Crisis: Ortega's Assault on Democracy." In July, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declared that Nicaragua would no longer hold competitive elections.
"This is timely and urgent because the human rights challenges perpetrated by the current regime in Nicaragua have to be taken seriously, both f...