The independent observatory Urnas Abiertas issued a statement in support of the statement issued this morning by the group of experts of the United Nations (UN) in which they denounced the crimes against humanity committed by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
“As indicated by the Group of Experts in its first report, these” violations and abuses of human rights perpetrated since April 2018 are not an isolated phenomenon, but the product of a dynamic process of dismantling the separation of powers and guarantees. democratic “”, refers to the letter of the organization.
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Open Ballot Boxes reiterates that in their reports they have verified the closure of civic and democratic spaces in Nicaragua, which was exacerbated in the context of the 2021 and 2022 presidential elections. They denounce that the regime has instrumentalized criminal law and State institutions to persecute and expel opponents, as well as citizens who remain in the country.
“At Urnas Abiertas we join the recommendation made by the Group of Experts that calls on the States to “initiate legal actions against the individuals responsible for the documented violations, abuses and crimes, in accordance with their internal legislation, as well as extend sanctions against individuals and institutions that have committed crimes under international law,” the organization adds.
They remind the international community that the serious violations and abuses of human rights in Nicaragua include extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions, torture, arbitrary deprivation of nationality and the right to remain in one’s country.
The group of experts is an independent body created by mandate of the UN Human Rights Council to investigate alleged human rights violations committed in Nicaragua since April 2018, when violently repressed protests broke out, leaving 355 dead and hundreds detained.
This March 2, the group presented a report in which they establish that, in the Central American country, “they are perpetrated in a widespread and systematic manner for political reasons, and constitute crimes against humanity of murder, imprisonment, torture, including sexual violence.” , deportation and persecution for political reasons”.
