I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
BIANCA JAGGERGeorge W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.
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