The reactions of specialists and critics to the Ortega regime have not been long in coming, after the Colombian foreign minister, Alvaro Leyvaaffirmed this Friday that the government of Gustavo Petro seeks to help the Nicaraguans that the dictatorship keeps imprisoned.
In the interview given a few hours ago to the Colombian media «Colonel Report», Leiva pointed out that the OAS resolution on the situation in Nicaragua was an opportunity to «deal fully with an aberrant case such as that of Nicaragua,» referring to the lack of democracy in the country.
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Given these statements, the lawyer and member of the political council of the Blue and White National Unity (UNAB) Juan Diego Barberena, indicated Article 66 that Leyva’s statements reflect “the political position in favor of human rights in any part of the world.”
“This position of Dr. Leyva reflects that there is uniformity and there is an international consensus to condemn the serious violations of human rights in Nicaragua by the Daniel Ortega dictatorship,” said Barberena.
He emphasized that once again it is exposed that in Nicaragua there are political prisoners who are suffering serious violations of their rights inside the jail, “that it is urgent to release them.”
“Daniel Ortega is isolated in Carmen”
For the expert, Ortega is increasingly “isolated in Carmen and his isolation is reflected when there are progressive regimes that have assumed power in the region that oppose, criticize Ortega and demand the release of political prisoners.”
After a possible rejection by Ortega of the Colombian ambassador in Nicaragua, Leon Freddy MunozAfter the position of the Petro government, Barberena said that “anything can be expected from the Nicaraguan dictatorship.”
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“It is likely that he will withdraw his approval, but we are going to wait for the official reaction, but if so, that would further the self-isolation of the Ortega regime and closes any type of possibility that can resolve this crisis through of international mediation and that political prisoners can be released.
He stressed that if Ortega does not give the approval to the Colombian ambassador, it is reaching the limit, “because those are the only positions left to a regime like this one, which is to flee forward and those must be clear because, as we have said, that sovereignty and the state have limits and the sovereignty of this state is to respect human rights».
He also insisted that political prisoners are “a token for the dictatorship and thus seek an exchange that improves their situation from a less political, less ideological perspective and more focused on human rights.”
As for who would be the biggest “loser if there is a diplomatic rupture between Nicaragua and Colombia, the interviewee explained that Ortega needs to “inexorably” dialogue with Colombia, “because the only way to execute the resolutions of the International Court of Justice of The Hague is dialoguing and negotiating before the respective resolution».
«The 200 nautical miles, the victory in the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the continental shelf becomes a role that can only serve to blow itself up, in such a way that if Ortega had a clear vision representing the interests of Nicaragua It must be clear that it must dialogue and maintain diplomatic relations to generate the execution of those sentences, “he asserted.
Arturo McFields: Ortega is alone
For his part, the former Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) Arturo McFields affirmed that the Ortega regime is left alone again, after the declarations of the Colombian foreign minister.
“Now the dictatorship of #Nicaragua it is left alone with its 350 murders and 205 political prisoners». He also stated that the government of Gustavo Petro is going to condemn the human rights violations in Nicaragua “and that they will even join a United Nations resolution on the subject.
Colombia’s statements regarding the crisis Nicaragua is experiencing come in a context where Ortega refuses to release the more than 200 political prisoners in Nicaragua, including Catholic priests.
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On the other hand, Leyva revealed that the Gustavo Petro administration is going to sign a resolution in Geneva, together with 52 other countries, condemning the violation of human rights in Nicaragua.
Colombia will sign that resolution because “everything has a limit and there comes a time when goodwill runs outbut that does not mean that even if the 53 countries sign a resolution, we will put aside our concerns about the fate of those who are detained in Nicaragua,” the diplomat said.
