happening, you know, in the united states' backyard, as we like to say about central america. our father sadly was caught up in those -- in that machinery. >> this very machinery has according to human rights watch arrested 37 opposition leaders and critics since may. many of whom, says the watch dog group, are facing human rights violations and abuses. the state department says nicaragua's presidential election next month has lost all credibility. and while the eu and the u.s. have already imposed sanction, latin american expert christoffer sabbatini said the biden administration can and should do more. >> if the u.s. cannot act on this egregious case of human rights abuses within its own sphere of influence, it really sends a very strong signal not just in nicaragua, not just in cuba and venezuela, but to other aspiring autocrats throughout the hemisphere and globally. >> for george and roberto it isn't political, it's personal. >> i think my biggest fear is