Letter from Human Rights Watch to OAS about Nicaragua

Washington, D.C., June 26, 2019 Carlos Holmes Trujillo Foreign Minister of Colombia Bogota - COLOMBIA Dear Chancellor, I am writing in advance of the Organization of American States (OAS) General Assembly meeting in Medellin this week to share with you the findings of Human Rights Watch’s recent report on the crackdown in Nicaragua, and respectfully urge you, as President of the General Assembly, to lead efforts to redouble the pressure on the Nicaraguan government to curb human rights violations through the concrete steps outlined in this letter.[1] The OAS has been closely monitoring the situation…

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