ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, stˈeɪnz pˈʌblɪʃt ɪnðə ɡɹˈɪp ʌvðə sˈændɪnˌɪstəz: hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ɪn nˌɪkɐɹˈɑːɡwə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ˌʌndɚ ðɪ ˈɔːspɪsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl səsˈaɪəɾi fɔːɹ hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ʌvwˈɪtʃ hiː wʌz jˌuːkˈeɪ sˈɛkɹətɹidʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ˈænɐlˌaɪzɪŋ ðə sˈændɪnˌɪstəz ɪn nˌɪkɐɹˈɑːɡwə fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
In 1989, Staines published In the Grip of the Sandinistas: Human Rights in Nicaragua 1979–1989, under the auspices of the International Society for Human Rights (of which he was UK secretary-general), analysing the Sandinistas in Nicaragua from 1979 to 1989.