This new portal of the hemispheric network contains a virtual library that offers uptodate legal information related to mutual assistance and extradition in the 34 active member states of the oas. This paper discusses the index and the nicaraguan context and. Diario oficial presupuestos municipales en nicaragua. Ley 522 ley general del deporte, educacion fisica y. Law 779 recognizes the right of women to live life free from violence and. This is the culmination of a remarkable increase in gender equality in nicaragua during the past decade, charted by the same index. It was an important step forward and an essential tool for combating violence against women in nicaragua. Ley 779 triggered an immediate backlash from catholic and evangelical leaders in nicaragua, who argued that the law was an attack on family values and. This article analyzes how president daniel ortegas initial support for ley 779 was. Law 779 strengthens the protection of victims and creates an avenue for women. The recent political struggle over genderviolence law in nicaragua is a microcosm. Law 779 strengthens the protection of victims and creates an avenue for women to seek justice in such cases of violence against women. Ley general del deporte, educacion fisica y recreacion fisica ley no. Discriminatory family code in nicaragua, the legal age of marriage is 18 for women and 21 for men.
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