The Silence of Injustice: Nicaragua's Culture of Disregard for Human Life The latest report from the UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua is a stark reminder that some governments in this hemisphere are more equal than others when it comes to human rights.
At least eight deaths in custody since 2018 have been directly linked to the actions – or rather, the inactions – of the Nicaraguan government under co Presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
In Nicaragua, dissent is a mortal sin. Since the government's brutal crackdown on mass protests in 2018, any attempt at questioning its authority has been met with swift and merciless repression.