Within the framework of International Women’s Day, the opposition member Violeta Granera and her granddaughter, Carlota Sandino, sent a message of gratitude and encouragement to Nicaraguan women and those of the world who daily struggle to achieve a just and equitable society where rights are respected. rights of all and all.
«We commemorate one more year of the conquests that women have achieved throughout all these decades. It has not been an easy task, with quick or immediate results. It has been a coming and going of debates to be able to settle once and for all our civil, political, economic rights and respect for our human rights, “said Granera in a video published by her granddaughter.
Sandino affirmed that this day is very special because he can be with his grandmother after being released from the Ortega y Murillo torture prison. »This is one more achievement of this great fight. Many women around the world are deprived of their liberty, persecuted and murdered for opposing oppression and inequality, for indifference and for raising their voices against the injustices of the world”, he stated.
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She, also exiled by the Nicaraguan regime, affirmed that in all parts of the world, day by day, there are women who are making their way in an arid and complicated environment and that requires courage, perseverance and firmness.
“There are also thousands of women who are seeing their efforts pay off. Women today aspire and exercise; we run companies and organizations and even countries. This effect must be multiplier and keep adding successes and positive stories”, she indicated.
»The past, the scars it leaves, should make us stronger. History is to learn and improve. The modern world is an ocean of opportunities so that we can all shine together and we can overcome the adversities that society creates against us, “added her granddaughter Carlota.
Granera’s relative demanded “no more abuse, blackmail and disrespect for our dignity. No more deaths. Let’s defend life, family and homeland.” The opposition member was exiled from Nicaragua and stripped of her nationality on February 9, a month ago. Ortega decided to hand over 222 political prisoners to the United States.
