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:: Monday June 30, 2009 2pm EST ::
Womens' Rights Group in Nicaragua Hold Protest Against Eric Volz
banner referring to Eric as a "murderer" and "rapist"
This last Friday, June 26 2009, a prominent women's rights group joined by the mother of Doris Jimenez, held a protest in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua in front of the office of the (OAS) Organization of American States. They demanded that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights reject the petition filed by Eric Volz, June 16, 2009, against the State of Nicaragua.
Read article here (Español):
The question remains: Since the mother of Doris Jimenez (and now with the support of a prominent women's rights organization) continually expresses outrage at the appellate court’s decision to release Eric Volz, why is she not putting an equivalent amount of attention on the lower court’s decision regarding Armando Llanes and Nelson Danglas, who were released illegally after formal accusations were filed against them, then set free with no trial?
:: Monday June 22, 2009 2pm EST ::
Public Survey being held in Nicaragua on Eric Volz’s Guilt or Innocence:
The Nicaraguan national newspaper El Nuevo Diario is currently conducting a public survey on their website asking readers to vote on Eric’s “guilt” or “innocence.” El Nuevo Diario has been, since the beginning of Eric's ordeal, the driving force in the manipulation of public opinion through erroneous, sensationalized and libelous accusations.
As of the time of this posting, according to the newspaper’s website, Nicaraguans are voting 76.62% for Guilty and 23.38% for Innocent.
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No one in Nicaragua will give Eric an interview. Why?
Eric's recent submission of the Human Rights Petition to the Inter-American Court has dominated the Nicaraguan press for the last week. Eric has made repeated requests for interviews with several of the Nicaraguan networks, including El Nuevo Diario, but no media entity has granted his request.
The media coverage in Nicaragua has been careful not publish the URL of Eric's website for fear that their reports will be exposed as the erroneous and biased articles that they are. El Nuevo Diario, specifically, has made a practice of keeping the facts a secret since the very beginning of the case. Is it possible that the editor, Francisco Chamorro, has a personal agenda regarding Eric's case?
We challenge El Nuevo Diario to publish an unfiltered and unedited statement from Eric detailing the specifics of this case and the Petition to the Inter-American Court.
:: Wed June 17, 2009 3pm EST ::
Short Video on Eric's Human Rights Lawsuit
We arrived at the Organization of American States at approximately 10:30 a.m. this morning. The people at the front desk seemed a little confused by our arrival and seemed particularly thrown by our video camera. After explaining why we were there again and calling the Commission to let them know that we were there to file a petition, we were all issued guest passes and proceeded to the fifth floor. Only our videographer and her camera had to stay in the lobby. When we reached the fifth floor, where the Commission is located, we were escorted to a conference room in the Secretariat’s offices. Once there, three people – 2 attorneys with the “registry” group that processes petitions and 1 person from the “protection” group that processes emergency requests for precautionary measures – met with us. They asked us to give a general oral presentation of the petition, and they provided some background about their respective roles and process. They said the requests for precautionary measures are often ruled upon relatively quickly but, after the precautionary measures are ruled upon, there is a backlog of petitions. They are currently reviewing petitions from 2005 (only nine attorneys review the petitions and they receive approximately 1500 petitions each year). Before we left they explained that they will follow up in writing if they need any more information.
After leaving the Commission, we jumped into cabs again and headed over to the Nicaraguan Embassy. Drew and Maggie went into the Embassy to deliver a letter notifying Nicaragua of our filing, as a courtesy. Eric stayed across the street, not wanting to risk setting foot on Nicaraguan turf. Maggie and Drew met with the Deputy Chief of Mission and two of his aides. Maggie and Drew explained they were there as a courtesy to tell them that we had filed a petition on Eric’s behalf. Drew asked the Deputy Chief of Mission if he could confirm that the Republic of Nicaragua would cooperate with the Inter-American Commission. The DCM was non-committal. He also requested that we keep “this” out of the press. Maggie explained that because Eric was tried unfairly in the Nicaraguan press originally and because the Nicaraguan press is the main reason for so much of the misinformation used at Eric’s sham trial, keeping the press in the dark is not an option. After that we headed back to the attorney’s offices for a deep breath and some food.
: : June 15, 2009 3pm EST : :
Eric Volz Files Emergency Human Rights Petition
June 15, 2009 (Washington, D.C.) - Eric Volz, an American citizen whose sham conviction on murder charges in Nicaragua and subsequent release made headlines around the world last year, will file an emergency petition against the Republic of Nicaragua with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 16 at 9:30am.
The petition asks the Inter-American Commission to issue an order terminating the Nicaraguan government's unlawful and improper efforts to have his conviction reinstated by the Supreme Court of Nicaragua. The petition also seeks a declaration that Volz's human rights were violated by the Nicaraguan court system. click here for more...
Download a copy of the Executive Summary Here
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