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Onslaught of restrictive legislation continues in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 26.01.2021
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- harassment
- HRD detained
- protest
- restrictive law
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- youth
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Laws on Foreign Agents and Cybercrimes restrict civic space further in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 16.12.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive CS development
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- prevention of protest
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- self censorship
- LGBTI
- funding restriction
- women
- youth
- intimidation
- censorship
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Nicaragua: ley sobre agentes extranjeros aumentará el control del gobierno sobre la sociedad civil
- Published at
- 06.10.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- harassment
- restrictive law
- attack on journalist
- funding restriction
- women
- criminal defamation
- sexual assault
- protestor(s) detained
- youth
- intimidation
- HRD threatened
- torture/ill-treatment
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Proposed Foreign Agents Law would expand government control over civil society in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 28.09.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- protestor(s) detained
- funding restriction
- women
- youth
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- criminal defamation
- protest
- sexual assault
- torture/ill-treatment
- restrictive law
- HRD threatened
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlights continuing human rights violations
- Published at
- 06.08.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- women
- indigenous groups
- attack on HRD
- CSO closure
- harassment
- HRD killing
- HRD threatened
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At least 37 political prisoners in Nicaragua have presented COVID-19 symptoms say CSOs
- Published at
- 15.06.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- non state actors
- harassment
- intimidation
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Declining health of convicted HRD concerns family members and human rights organisations
- Published at
- 29.05.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- HRD prosecuted
- negative court ruling
- public vilification
- torture/ill-treatment
- women
- intimidation
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
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Aumenta la represión policial en el segundo aniversario de las movilizaciones multitudinarias
- Published at
- 26.05.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- torture/ill-treatment
- intimidation
- harassment
- censorship
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
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Increased police repression on second anniversary of mass mobilisation
- Published at
- 20.05.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- torture/ill-treatment
- censorship
- intimidation
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
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CSOs denounce lack of public information on COVID-19, putting people at risk in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 20.04.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- HRD detained
- women
- intimidation
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Crackdown on feminist rallies and harassment of former political prisoners in Nicaragua
- Published at
- 08.04.2020
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- HRD detained
- protest
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- surveillance
- HRD threatened
- protest disruption