Human rights in Nicaragua

[8] This chapter determines that the communities of the Atlantic Coast have the rights to preservation of languages, art and culture, and the development of these forms; and protection from discrimination as Nicaraguan citizens.

[10] According to the report, the National Police banned public demonstrations by any group starting from Sep 2018, and reverted to using excessive force against those who continued to protest.

[10] Media workers, journalists and minority groups were continuously harassed and subject to attacks by pro-government forces.

[12] The report accuses the government of Nicaragua of denying their citizens human rights through the use of harassment and intimidation, violation of political rights, violation of the freedom of the press and expression, inhuman treatment and arbitrary detention, subordination of the state by the executive, and disruption of the Constitutional order.

[12] The report states that the police are using intimidation tactics to silence and prevent people from speaking out about human rights violations.

[12] The report states that the government is going against the Constitution by not guaranteeing the foundation of human rights assigned to the country's citizens within the document.

[12] The World Report published by the organisation in 2019 highlights various human rights violations believed to have occurred in Nicaragua during the protests.

[13] They state that the government along with the National Police began the silencing of anti-government protesters through violent means, resulting in the deaths of 324 people (Sep 2019).

[13] They also cite that human rights defenders became the targets for death threats, freedom of expression was inhibited by the National Police through raids of media offices, employees were dismissed on the grounds of political discrimination, and those detained were denied their rights to legal defenders of their choice and subjected to closed trials.

[14] Protesters were threatened with acts of violence in order to silence their political views, and Amnesty reports that no culprits have been brought to justice under this government.

The BBC, Guardian and Al Jazeera all confirmed the reports from the listed organisations and stated that the violence was being propagated by pro-government and vigilante groups.

Daniel Ortega’s government have been accused of blocking political participation of potential rivals and closely controlling the electoral process.