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I think for the U.S. government the Sandinistas represented a threat to their dominance of Latin America.

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Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.
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Country Indigenous Latin Rights Traditional
Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.
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Government Law People
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Members Privileged Suffering
I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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Country Government Nicaragua
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
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Forget Marriage Media Want
I didn’t want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen.
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Citizens Class House
The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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Embargo Nicaragua Weakening
I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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Lasts Rights Years
I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.
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Country Viewpoints World
George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
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Country Hussein World
A man who gets divorced is not forever going to be talked about for it. There are very different standards that we have for women than we have for men.
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Different Forever Men
George 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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Away Law Rights Walking
A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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Attacked Hiv Husband Infected Taboo Women
I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.
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Believe Genocide Ongoing
The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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Believe Help Innocent People Voice Voiceless
When I began my humanitarian work, I understood that in order to gain credibility I needed patience, commitment and unwavering perseverance. I needed to ignore the skeptics.
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Commitment Order Perseverance

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