Canada has quietly cut off aid to Nicaragua over rights violations 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe Canadian government said Sunday it suspended financial aid to Nicaragua last year in response to human rights violations — a decision not publicly disclosed until now. A foreign ministry spokeswoman, Britanny Fletcher, confirmed the cut-off after the CBC, citing a secret memorandum, reported the aid was halted at the end of August, 2018. “Our government is concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation and economic downturn in Nicaragua. In light of these concerns, we made the decision to suspend direct financial assistance to the Nicaraguan government last summer,” Fletcher said.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 14, 2019 23:03 UTC