Criminalisation of activists and protesters continue forcing people to leave the country Published at 09.11.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
State continues to undermine the right to protest and expression Published at 10.12.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist prevention of protest women intimidation Read more
La criminalización de activistas y manifestantes sigue obligando a muchos a irse del país Published at 19.11.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women harassment travel ban attack on journalist HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protest protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Concern after brutal attack on women HRDs in prison Published at 27.11.2018 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest torture/ill-treatment censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Two leaders of Nicaraguan protests sentenced to more than 200 years in prison Published at 22.02.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid harassment negative court ruling prevention of protest bureaucratic restriction journalist detained HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Human rights defenders in Nicaragua subjected to criminalisation, defamation and harassment Published at 28.11.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: self censorship protest disruption women intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained protest HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
Political prisoners released while repression of protests continues Published at 19.04.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest release of HRDs time,place restrictions positive CS development HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Nicaragua remembers a year of uprisings and government repression Published at 16.08.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation release of HRDs positive CS development excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Nicaragua conmemora un año de protestas y de represión gubernamental Published at 19.08.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption women intimidation release of HRDs positive CS development excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports persistent repression of dissent in Nicaragua Published at 01.10.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
ACNUDH: Persiste la represión de la disidencia en Nicaragua Published at 08.10.2019 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI women youth attack on HRD intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship protestor(s) detained Read more
New law undermines civil and political rights Published at 16.06.2016 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest CSO closure intimidation Read more
Civil society outlawed in practice by Nicaragua’s authorities Published at 05.07.2022 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women CSO closure religious groups harassment travel ban HRD detained sexual assault torture/ill-treatment restrictive law censorship journalist detained surveillance HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
Authorities scrap proposals to regulate free expression during elections Published at 12.08.2016 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Read more
Protests against building of the Great Canal continue in Nicaragua Published at 12.10.2016 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women HRD detained protest Read more
Brutal repression of protests against Nicaragua Canal Published at 15.12.2016 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest intimidation harassment censorship excessive force protest Read more
Protests against Ortega and Canal continue to face repression Published at 30.01.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption attack on journalist prevention of protest excessive force protest Read more
Serious threats to women human rights defenders in Nicaragua Published at 22.05.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption women attack on HRD harassment excessive force prevention of protest censorship HRD threatened Read more
Nicaraguan activists intimidated and threatened for civic and human rights efforts Published at 27.03.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women protest disruption intimidation harassment excessive force protest public vilification prevention of protest Read more
Environmental and land rights defenders threatened and sued Published at 01.08.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: women excessive force protest environmental rights censorship HRD prosecuted private sector land rights Read more
Land rights defender arbitrarily detained for over 40 hours Published at 24.09.2017 Country Nicaragua Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained prevention of protest women land rights Read more
