Joint Subcommittee Hearing on the Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society Announced

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The following press release was published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 15. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations and Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere will convene a joint hearing entitled, “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience" on Wednesday, March 22nd.

What: Joint Hearing - “The Ortega-Murillo Regime’s War Against the Catholic Church and Civil Society in Nicaragua: Bishop Alvarez, Political Prisoners, and Prisoners of Conscience"

Date: Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Time: 4:00pmET

Location: Rayburn House Office Building Room 2200

Witnesses.

Félix Maradiaga, J.D.

President and Founder

Fundación para la Libertad de Nicaragua

Dr. Juan Sebastián Chamorro

Executive Director

Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy

Deborah Ullmer

Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Programs

National Democratic Institute

Bianca Jagger

Founder, President, and Chief Executive

Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation

***Additional witnesses may be added. Check here for updates.***

***Coverage note: All Committee proceedings are webcast live here.***.

Source: House Committee on Foreign Affairs

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