Milú Vargas
Nicaraguan lawyer and activist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milú Vargas (born María de Lourdes Fátima Vargas Escobar; 1 May 1950 – 13 June 2024) was a Nicaraguan lawyer and activist. She served as the chief legal council to the National Assembly, helping draft the 1987 Constitution of Nicaragua, and founded the Carlos Núñez Téllez Center for Constitutional Rights. She was one of the founders of the Asociación de Mujeres ante la Problemática Nacional (Association of Women Concerned about National Crisis, AMPRONAC), which later became the Asociación de Mujeres Nicaragüenes Luisa Amanda Espinoza (Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women, AMNLAE) and remained on its board for many years. A radical feminist, who believed that equal rights should prevail for men and women, she was outspoken against the anti-sodomy law passed by the legislature in 1992.
Milú Vargas | |
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Born | María de Lourdes Fátima Vargas Escobar (1950-05-01)1 May 1950 |
Died | 13 June 2024(2024-06-13) (aged 74) |
Other names | María Lourdes Vargas, Milú Vargas Escobar |
Occupation(s) | constitutional lawyer, human rights and feminist activist |
Years active | 1975–2023 |