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A UN report calls Nicaragua an authoritarian state, citing rights abuses, suppressed dissent, and dismantled democracy under Ortega and Murillo.
A new UN report details a severe deterioration of human rights in Nicaragua under co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, describing the country as an authoritarian state.
Based on over 200 interviews and lacking access to Nicaragua, the report documents systemic suppression of dissent, including the use of surveillance, informant networks, and criminal charges against opponents.
Constitutional changes in January subordinated the legislative and judicial branches to the presidency and placed the public prosecutor’s office under direct executive control.
Since 2018, violent crackdowns on protests have led to over 300 deaths, the closure or cancellation of 80% of civil society organizations—many religious—and the seizure of their assets.
Electoral reforms threaten political pluralism, and the government has not responded to UN inquiries.
The report concludes that democratic institutions and civil liberties have been deliberately dismantled.
Un informe de la ONU llama a Nicaragua un estado autoritario, citando abusos de derechos, represión de la disidencia, y desmantelamiento de la democracia bajo Ortega y Murillo.