Nicaragua says it welcomes a visit by the Organization of American States' Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and Roman Catholic bishops announced Monday that a dialogue with the government will start this week. The government initially had rejected an offer by the OAS's human rights observers. The rights commission said in a statement Monday that during its visit it plans to meet with government, civil society and other representatives. Cardenal Leopoldo Brenes said that while the conditions were not the best for starting the dialogue Ortega had offered, the country had to find some way out of the crisis. The nonprofit Permanent Commission on Human Rights now estimates 65 people have been killed and 500 injured since the protests broke out in April.

Source: ABC News May 14, 2018 20:40 UTC