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UN report finds Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018
A U.N. expert group said the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018, when it began a crackdown on dissent. The report is the latest condemnation of the government of co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which has crushed dissent since mass protests in 2018 and recently canceled elections.
U.N. human rights experts said on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, that the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018, when it began a major crackdown on dissent and a dismantling of democratic institutions.
The report came from the U.N. Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua. It is the latest condemnation of the government of co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which the experts said has crushed dissent since mass protests in 2018 and recently canceled elections.
The group’s chair, Jan-Michael Simon, said: “A State that resorts to enforced disappearance and allows persons to die in its custody falls short of the minimum human rights standards required for credible democratic governance.”
The report also detailed inconsistencies in the government’s account of an in-custody death.
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UN report finds Nicaraguan government responsible for at least 8 deaths in custody since 2018
A U.N. expert group said the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018, when it began a crackdown on dissent. The report is the latest condemnation of the government of co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which has crushed dissent since mass protests in 2018 and recently canceled elections.
U.N. human rights experts said on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, that the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018, when it began a major crackdown on dissent and a dismantling of democratic institutions.
The report came from the U.N. Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua. It is the latest condemnation of the government of co-Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which the experts said has crushed dissent since mass protests in 2018 and recently canceled elections.
The group’s chair, Jan-Michael Simon, said: “A State that resorts to enforced disappearance and allows persons to die in its custody falls short of the minimum human rights standards required for credible democratic governance.”
The report also detailed inconsistencies in the government’s account of an in-custody death.
- un report on nicaragua
- nicaragua
- UN report
- Nicaraguan government
- 2018 crackdown
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