{"id":20644,"date":"2023-11-29T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T15:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=20644"},"modified":"2023-11-30T10:06:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T09:06:40","slug":"aviso-u-s-congressional-subcommittee-to-host-hearing-on-the-unjust-imprisonment-of-nicaraguan-bishop-rolando-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/bishop-alvarez-congress","title":{"rendered":"Aviso: U.S. Congressional subcommittee to host hearing on the unjust imprisonment of Nicaraguan bishop, Rolando \u00c1lvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20644\" class=\"elementor elementor-20644\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e9a25f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e9a25f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cd8203\" data-id=\"5cd8203\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d43af20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d43af20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Foreign Affairs subcommittee to hear testimony on case of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez, sentenced to 26 years in prison for preaching on the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The hearing will be\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/part-2-the-martyrdom-of-bishop-alvarez-nicaraguas-prisoner-of-conscience\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">live streamed by the subcommittee<\/span><\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on 30 November at 10 AM EST; ADF International, which has petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for his release,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to submit a statement.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef06577 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ef06577\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-862ba01\" data-id=\"862ba01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4c6c2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d4c6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON, DC<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (29 November 2023) The House Foreign Affairs\u2019 Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations will host a hearing titled \u201cAn Urgent Appeal to Let Bishop \u00c1lvarez go\u201d on 30 November. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following a sham criminal trial, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/bishop-rolando-alvarez\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa was unjustly convicted of \u201cundermining national integrity\u201d and \u201cpropagation of false news through information and communication technologies\u201d for his preaching on themes of God-given human dignity and justice. In his sermons, Bishop \u00c1lvarez denounced the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church, its faithful, and the people generally.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As there are no effective avenues for legal recourse available in Nicaragua, ADF International brought his case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/bishop-alvarez-case-filed\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">filing a petition on 12 September 2023<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. ADF International is awaiting a response from the Commission. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor simply fulfilling his duties as a bishop and preaching on the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church, Bishop \u00c1lvarez has been unjustly convicted and imprisoned. We are grateful to the subcommittee members for hosting this critical hearing, and we implore all who are able to continue speaking out for the people of faith being wrongfully persecuted in Nicaragua. Nobody should be persecuted or imprisoned for sharing their faith, and ADF International will continue to seek justice for Bishop \u00c1lvarez and the people of Nicaragua,\u201d said Kristina Hjelkrem, legal counsel for Latin America for ADF International, and lead lawyer on the bishop\u2019s case.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">submitting a statement to the record on behalf of Bishop \u00c1lvarez during the hearing, which can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignaffairs.house.gov\/hearing\/part-2-the-martyrdom-of-bishop-alvarez-nicaraguas-prisoner-of-conscience\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">live streamed here on 30 November at 10 AM ET<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The statement will call on Congress to \u00ab\u00a0demand an end to the Nicaraguan government\u2019s persecution of the Catholic Church and demand the immediate release of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Both the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and Inter-American Court of Human Rights <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oas.org\/fr\/CIDH\/jsForm\/?File=\/en\/iachr\/media_center\/PReleases\/2023\/064.asp\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ordered the government<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of Nicaragua to immediately release the bishop and take steps to protect his life, health, and personal integrity. However, the government of Nicaragua has ignored these measures.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe U.S. Congress should strongly condemn the Nicaraguan government&rsquo;s actions against Bishop Rolando Alvarez, and strongly advocate that Nicaragua comply with its human rights obligations by releasing the bishop from prison and restoring his full rights,\u201d noted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hjelkrem in anticipation of the hearing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">More information on the Bishop\u2019s case is available <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/bishop-rolando-alvarez\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. <\/span><span 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