The Nicaraguan Never Again Human Rights Collective and the organization of Independent Journalists and Communicators of Nicaragua (PCIN) repudiated the cancellation of the legal status of 25 civil society organizations that operated in the country. The organizations described this action by the National Assembly, controlled by the Daniel Ortega regime, as “arbitrary.”
This Thursday, March 17, the Ortega steamroller completed the outlawing of 25 more civil organizations. The legislative decree was approved with 74 votes in favor, 16 abstentions and one present. The parliamentarians argued that these organizations have not reported their boards of directors and their financial reports according to the fiscal periods and detailed breakdowns as established by law.
In a statement, both organizations agreed that the National Assembly and the Ministry of the Interior (Migob) by outlawing these organizations violate the right of association and political participation in Nicaragua.
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“We condemn the systematic repression that the Ortega Murillo regime promotes against civil society organizations, violating the human rights of thousands of beneficiaries,” reiterated the organism DD defender. H H.
PCIN pointed out that the cancellation of the Association of Journalists of Nicaragua, (APN) and the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH) constitutes a “greater deterioration of freedoms” in the country.
He stressed that these organizations “have contributed to the healthy debate of ideas through the proposal of critical thinking, necessary for the construction of a true Rule of Law.”
Both Nicaraguan organizations expressed their solidarity with the people affected by this new attack by the Ortega dictatorship.
The independent journalists of Nicaragua demanded Ortega Murillo “the reversal of these and other actions that violate the fundamental rights of society and transgress the established norms.”
For its part, the defense organization reminded the regime that “since April 2018, crimes against humanity have been carried out, which currently remain unpunished.”
The new organizations canceled are the Nicaraguan Operation Smile Association, the Dr. Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal Association of Nicaraguan Journalists, and the environmentalist Alexander Von Humboldt Center for the Promotion of Land Development and Environmental Management (Humboldt Center).
Also the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation for Reconciliation and Democracy, the Nicaraguan Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Funides), the Ethics and Transparency Civic Group Foundation, the Foundation for Freedom, and the Vital Voices Association of Nicaragua.
In addition, Agora Partnerships Foundation, Foundation for the Autonomy and Development of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, Civil Association of Youth Entrepreneurs of Nicaragua, Harvard Club Association of Nicaragua, Foundation for Nicaraguan Human Dignity and the Social Club of Matagalpa.
Likewise, the Citizen Crusade for Democracy Foundation, the Kolping-Nicaragua Foundation, the Observation Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Foundation, the March 8 Women’s Collective Civil Association, the Scholarship Fund Foundation for Alumni of the Central American School (Fobeca), the Fund Association of Local Development, and the Nicaraguan Women’s Forum Association.
The others are the Center for Justice and Human Rights Association of the Atlantic Coast, the Christian Center for Human Rights Association and the Center for Violence Prevention Association.
