Information on an oil company named "Empresa Agropecuaria Camilo Ortega Saavedra" in Masaya, and on the shooting of a van of the company on 5 October 1984 in Masaya [NIC6349]

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Camilo Ortega Saavedra was a younger brother of Humberto Ortega Saavedra, and was reportedly killed near Masaya around February 1978 during a local uprising against the National Guard (Nicaragua: Revolution in the Family, p. 60). Various reports indicate numerous farms, cooperatives and rural facilities in Nicaragua have been the targets of attack by "contra" forces during the recent armed conflict. For a general overview of attacks against rural farms and facilities as well as their vehicles, please find attached a copy of Human Rights in Nicaragua: August 1987 - August 1988 (Washington, D.C. : Americas Watch, 1988), pages 104-114, and pages 80-83 of Human Rights in Nicaragua: Reagan, Rhetoric and Reality (Americas Watch, 1985). These and other sources available at your regional Documentation Centre, including press clippings and previous responses to information requests, should provide a general overview of the subjects related to your information request.
Bibliography:

-Shirley Christian, Nicaragua: Revolution in the family, (New York: Vintage Books, 1986), p. 60;

-Human Rights in Nicaragua: August 1987 - August 1988 (Washington, D.C. : Americas Watch, 1988), pages 104-114;
-Human Rights in Nicaragua: Reagan, Rhetoric and Reality (Americas Watch, 1985), pages 80-83.