In the light of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, NGOs call for 2-year renewal of the GHREN

After a year of exhaustive investigations, the Group of Human Rights Experts on in Nicaragua (GHREN) concluded that the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo - motivated by political motives - is committing systematic and widespread human rights violations that constitute crimes against humanity. Given the gravity of these crimes, Nicaraguan activists demanded that the mandate of the GHREN and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) be strengthened and renewed for two years.

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"We believe in a Nicaragua without dictatorship, where everyone can participate in the life of their community and express what they think. A Nicaragua in which the human rights of all people are guaranteed and those who speak out when they are violated are protected. A country in which truth and justice are guaranteed without exception, especially towards those groups that have historically been discriminated against"

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The situation in Nicaragua has been monitored by the Human Rights Council for more than three years.

41st session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, 10 July 2019

OHCHR urged the authorities to engage in meaningful and inclusive dialogue, and highlighted the remote monitoring work carried out by a specialized team from the Regional Office in Panama, following OHCHR's expulsion at the end of August 2018.

Resolution 46/2. Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua adopted on 26 March 2021.

Requests the High Commissioner to strengthen and expand the monitoring of the situation in Nicaragua by submitting a 47th and 48th sessions, and an interim report on the electoral process.

47th Session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, June 22, 2021

The High Commissioner noted the lack of guarantees to carry out a credible electoral process in November 2021. She also called on the State of Nicaragua to release all persons detained in the pre-electoral context, guarantee free elections and eliminate restrictive legislation.

48th Session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, September 13, 2021

The High Commissioner referred to the arbitrary detentions carried out by the Government since May 2021, in the electoral context. She stressed that the conditions in which at least 30 persons deprived of their liberty for political reasons "possess elements to be considered as torture or ill-treatment".

43rd Session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, 27 February 2020

The High Commissioner expressed concern about the persistence of 61 persons deprived of their liberty for reasons related to the protests, and - for the most part - accused of common crimes. Bachelet urged the government to release them and allow OHCHR access to the country.

Resolution 43/1 Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua adopted on 17 April 2020.

Requests the High Commissioner, inter alia, to strengthen OHCHR follow-up and to continue to report on Nicaragua by preparing and presenting a comprehensive report on progress and challenges in this regard at the 46th session of the Council; and to present an oral update on the situation at the 44th and 45th sessions.

44th Session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, 2 July 2020

High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stated that the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus led to further restrictions of civic and democratic space in Nicaragua.

45th session Human Rights Council

Oral Update, 14 September 2020

The High Commissioner regretted the Government's unwillingness to constructively address the structural problems that triggered the crisis. She called on the Government to release the more than 94 people arbitrarily detained for being considered opponents; and to implement electoral reforms in view of the 2021 presidential elections.

46th Session of the Human Rights Council

Presentation of the comprehensive report. The High Commissioner outlined the increasing restrictions on civic space and persistent impunity for human rights violations committed since 2018. She also highlights the impact of the pandemic (COVID-19) and hurricanes ETA and IOTA on human rights.

49th session of the Human Rights Council, March 2022

Presentation of the annual report on the situation in the country.

The High Commissioner raised the urgency for the Government to restore a credible, fair and transparent electoral process for the November 2022 municipal elections. She urged the Council to consider all measures to promote accountability.

Resolution 49/3. Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua, adopted on 31 March 2022.

51st session of the Human Rights Council

September 13, 2022

The Director of the OHCHR Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, Christian Salazar Volkmann, presented a report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua, highlighting the lack of political will on the part of the Government to address the crisis through dialogue.

UN Human Rights Council Special Session on Nicaragua

December 15, 2022

With this resolution, the Human Rights Council decided to establish, for a period of one year, a group of three human rights experts on Nicaragua with a mandate to investigate and promote accountability for human rights abuses and violations committed since April 2018 in Nicaragua.

May 24, 2009

The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Federico Villegas, appointed the three persons that make up the "Group of Experts on Human Rights on Nicaragua":

Jan-Michael Simon (Germany)

Angela Buitrago (Colombia)

Alexandro Álvarez (Chile)

Mr. Simon was appointed Chairman of the Group.

50th session of the Human Rights Council

Oral Update, 16 June 2022

The High Commissioner called on the State to ensure the immediate release of the 173 political prisoners and to conduct an "independent verification of the conditions of detention." She called on the Council to "promptly intensify efforts" aimed at their immediate release.

Special Session

High Commissioner Volker Türk stated that the climate of oppression has intensified in Nicaragua, with the existence of a "systematic effort to stifle opponents and dissidents". Organizations of the 46/2 Collective call for continued international scrutiny.

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In the light of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, NGOs call for 2-year renewal of the GHREN

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The situation in Nicaragua has been monitored by the Human Rights Council for more than three years.

OHCHR urged the authorities to engage in meaningful and inclusive dialogue, and highlighted the remote monitoring work carried out by a specialized team from the Regional Office in Panama, following OHCHR's expulsion at the end of August 2018.

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In the light of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, NGOs call for 2-year renewal of the GHREN

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The situation in Nicaragua has been monitored by the Human Rights Council for more than three years.

OHCHR urged the authorities to engage in meaningful and inclusive dialogue, and highlighted the remote monitoring work carried out by a specialized team from the Regional Office in Panama, following OHCHR's expulsion at the end of August 2018.

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