Nicaraguans exiled in Costa Rica called for the “memory march” in commemoration of four years of struggle by mothers in search of justice for their children who were victims of the repression carried out by the Ortega regime in 2018, mainly on May 30, Nicaraguan Mother’s Day, which was “stained with blood” due to the armed attack by the Police and paramilitaries against a massive march of the Mothers of April Association, who were already demanding justice for their children killed at the beginning of the civic rebellion.
The organization of citizens in exile Together for Nicaragua invites the march to be held on May 29 at the Ladrillo church in San José, Costa Rica, starting at 10 in the morning, the call has the motto “mothers together the people do not surrender. Nicaraguans exiled in the neighboring country are invited to participate.
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On May 30, 2018, one of the darkest days and one of the worst massacres of the April civic insurrection was recorded. In a march organized in support of the mothers of the victims of the repression led by the Ortega-Murillos, more than 20 deaths and some 200 injuries were recorded throughout the country. The dictatorship ordered to attack the demonstrators with bullets.
The regime, for its part, declared May 30 a “national holiday” reforming Law 185, Labor Code, to include it in the 10 days of mandatory rest. The April Mothers Association (AMA) rejected this action, stating that it should be a date declared as a “Day of National Mourning”.
AMA affirmed that in the face of the regime’s refusal to recognize the crimes against humanity committed and to investigate the facts and “in the face of the lie that the dictatorship intends to impose; Let us unite our intelligence and knowledge from the different trenches to clarify the truth and prevent impunity.”
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In 2018, when the country was experiencing a civic revolution and they demanded the departure of the dictatorial couple, a series of popular marches were registered that triggered the order “let’s go with everything”, a decision by the regime that culminated in the death of 355 people, according to report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
The mothers of the victims declared themselves in “active resistance against impunity” in their struggle to seek justice for the murders of their relatives. “As victims, we will continue to fight, adding wills, solidarity so that progress is made in clarifying the truth and those responsible are brought before the courts of justice,” the association affirmed.
