Nicaragua: A continuum of repression and systematic human rights violations under the Ortega-Murillo government

By Amnesty International

Five years on, far from ending its policy of repression to subdue dissenting voices and any kind of criticism, the Nicaraguan government continues to expand and reinvent it and incorporate new patterns of violations, said Amnesty International in a new report today. A cry for justice: 5 years of oppression and resistance in Nicaragua documents […] The post Nicaragua: A continuum of repression and systematic human rights violations under the Ortega-Murillo government appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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