Human Rights Abuses in Nicaragua

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts accused Nicaragua’s government of systematic human rights abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity,' implicating high-ranking officials in President Daniel Ortega’s regime. The government fiercely rejected the allegations.

Key Points

  • Systematic human rights abuses in Nicaragua
  • Targeting of civilians, students, Indigenous and Black Nicaraguans, and members of the Catholic Church
  • High-ranking officials implicated in repression

Pros

  • U.N.-backed experts shedding light on human rights violations
  • Call for global leaders to expand sanctions on violators

Cons

  • Nicaragua's government fiercely rejects the allegations
  • Hundreds of Nicaraguans have been stripped of their citizenship