Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua
A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts accused Nicaragua's government of systematic human rights abuses, implicating high-ranking officials in President Daniel Ortega's government. The crackdown on political dissent has escalated, targeting all forms of opposition, including civilians, students, Indigenous and Black Nicaraguans, and members of the Catholic Church. The government has consolidated power through repression and fabricating evidence against opponents.