Nicaragua: Trumped-Up Charges Against Critics
Hazardous Detention Conditions, No Due Process, Arbitrary Prosecutions
An enormous concentration of power in the executive has allowed President Daniel Ortega’s government to commit egregious abuses against critics with complete impunity. The human rights crisis in Nicaragua, which began with the repression of protests in April 2018, continues to deteriorate. Over 30 government critics remain behind bars and 222 others were released in February 2023, sent to the United States, and abusively stripped of their Nicaraguan nationality. The government has cancelled the legal status of thousands of nongovernmental organizations and enacted laws that violate freedom of expression and assembly. Tens of thousands of Nicaraguans have been forced to leave their country in recent years due to lack of opportunities or fear of persecution.
November 17, 2023
July 17, 2023
Hazardous Detention Conditions, No Due Process, Arbitrary Prosecutions
Harassment and Detention of Opponents, Rights Defenders and Journalists Ahead of Elections in Nicaragua
Cases Unreported Amid Government Mismanagement
Torture, Ill-Treatment, and Prosecutions of Protesters and Opponents
UK ad-hoc Parliamentary Inquiry
HRW Oral Statement - ID on the High Commissioner Report on Nicaragua - HRC54
HRW Statement - Item 2 Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Experts on Nicaragua - HRC52
International Monitoring is Key Due to Repression, Lack of Judicial Independence