Saddam Hussein has been brutal against his people, but when he was committing those crimes, the international community did not come to the rescue of the Iraqis.

The Sandinista government became consumed with fighting a war of survival. They were up against the biggest superpower in the world.

I believe the only time when we can call for intervention is when there is an ongoing genocide.

Most governments in Latin America have failed to recognize the rights of indigenous people and their right to their own traditional territories.

Photography speaks a universal language that does not need translation, and with an immediacy that the written word lacks. It freezes a moment in time, leaving an indelible image.

There is a question for which we will never know the answer: had the U.S. not launched the Contra war to overthrow the Sandinista government, would they have succeeded in bringing socioeconomic justice to the people of Nicaragua?

The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That's why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.