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Article: NICARAGUA: JUDGE THROWS OUT SEXUAL-ABUSE CASE AGAINST DANIEL ORTEGA BROUGHT BY STEPDAUGHTER ZOILAMERICA NARVAEZ MURILLO.
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- NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
- Article date:
- January 10, 2002
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A Nicaraguan judge dismissed rape charges brought against Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega by his stepdaughter Zoilamerica Narvaez Murillo.
In 1998, Narvaez said Ortega had sexually abused her for 19 years from the time she was 11 (see EcoCentral, 1998-03-19).
Backed by a team of attorneys and a coalition of 15 national and international human rights and women's organizations, Narvaez unsuccessfully pursued the case in Nicaragua and took it to the Centro Nicaraguense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH), arguing that the Nicaraguan government had denied her access to the justice system. CENIDH assistant director Javier Perez ...