Human Rights Commission Decision Possible Today
Today, both Costa Rica and Nicaragua will learn of the decision by the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos  (Interamerican Commission on Human Rights) regarding the case of Natividad Canda, the Nicaraguan national who was killed in 2005 following an attack by two dogs in Cartago.

Canda was killed when two rottweilers attacked him when he entered the private yard of a scrap yard. Nicaraguan officials charged that officers of the Fuerza Pública (police) stood by and did not do enough to save the mans life.

The attack came in the early hours of the morning and was carried live on national television, showing images of police at bay as the dogs mauled the man and firefighters using their hoses to spray water on the dogs to force to relent their attack.

Nicaragua charges Costa Rica for discrimination against Nicaraguans in the country, a situation that Costa Rica denies, saying so before the commission hearings.

Nicaragua strengthened its arguments adding that another Nicaraguan national, José Ariel Silva, was killed when an argument broke out over his origin. That incident also occurred in 2005 in the province of Alajuela.

Costa Rica argues that both cases are isolated incidents and never a question of discrimination.

The Costa Rican foreign ministry has been quiet on the subject, preferring not to make any public statements until after the commission decision is handed down.