The Nicaraguan Red Cross (Cruz Roja Nicaragüense), is a member of the
Red Cross Society
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies:
*The ''International Committee of the Red Cross'' (ICRC), a comm ...
and the national ambulance service in
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the countr ...
. Founded in 1934, it remains the country's emergency medical response organization. The Nicaraguan Red Cross has its headquarters in
Managua
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In May 2023 the Nicaraguan government passed a law to close the agency amid a government crackdown on charities, civic groups, and relgious groups and democratic backsliding under
Daniel Ortega leadership. The bill was passed after the Nicaraguan government accused the red cross of attacking the country's "peace and stability" during the
2018 Nicaraguan protests during which it helped treat injured protesters. The bill also ordered the seizure of the red cross's properties by the government and ordered the government's minstery of health to create a new national red cross.
References
External links
Nicaraguan Red Cross Official Website
Red Cross and Red Crescent national societies
1934 establishments in Nicaragua
Organizations established in 1934
Medical and health organizations based in Nicaragua
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