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Nicaragua: Ortega's re-election threatens human rights 'horror thriller'Elections were marked by arbitrary arrests of activists and journalists
Press release 08 Nov 2021 -
Covid-19: Censorship and misinformation having 'devastating' impact on global health crisisCovid-19: Censorship and misinformation having 'devastating' impact on global health crisis
Press release 18 Oct 2021 -
Nicaragua: New evidence reveals enforced disappearances by Ortega's governmentTen cases of enforced disappearances documented in latest wave of detentions.
Press release 25 Aug 2021 -
Nicaragua: Fears of deepening human rights crisis as Ortega announces new presidential bid
More than 100,000 people have already fled country
Press release 03 Aug 2021 -
Nicaragua: Oretga ensures pre-election period 'plagued by repression' as political challengers arrested
The Nicaraguan authorities are once again using the judiciary to intimidate and silence human rights defenders, political activists and journalists.
Press release 10 Jun 2021 -
Americas: Health workers at 'horrendous risk' of COVID-19 as governments fail to offer protection to those on frontlineAmericas has more than 2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 - around half of all positive-tested cases globally
Press release 19 May 2020 -
16 activists released; 61 people remain in prisonActivists known as “Aguadores” were released on 30 December but still face charges.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2020 -
Fifth update: Released activists still face charges13 activists arrested for giving water to people on hunger strike will be brought to court on 30 January 2020.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Jan 2020 -
Urgent Action Update: Over 130 people remain in detention in NicaraguaA year and a half since the beginning of the crisis in Nicaragua, at least 130 people continue to be detained.
Urgent action outcomes 21 Oct 2019 -
Urgent Action Update: Detention continues for over a hundred persons
Scores of people continue detained in Nicaragua after more than one year from the beginning of the human rights crisis.
Urgent action outcomes 03 Sep 2019 -
Urgent Action: Dozens of people remain in detention
Following the approval of an amnesty law by the Nicaraguan assembly, 56 people were released on 11 June 2019.
Urgent action outcomes 14 Jun 2019 -
Nicaragua: Year of brutal government repression must endAmnesty International is reiterating its call for an immediate end to the Nicaraguan government’s strategy of repression.
Press release 17 Apr 2019 -
Urgent Action update: Human rights organisations at risk
The National Police broke into the offices of Nicaraguan Centre for Human Rights (CENIDH).
Urgent action outcomes 04 Jan 2019 -
Urgent Action: Attacks on defenders and journalists increase
Nicaraguan authorities continue to target journalists, human rights defenders and organizations.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Dec 2018 -
Nicaragua: Government steps up 'ruthless' crackdown during 'clean-up operationPro-government armed groups using ‘military-grade weapons’ including machine guns, sniper rifles and shoulder-launched rocket-propelled grenades
Press release 18 Oct 2018 -
Urgent Action: Wave of detentions of students and activists in Nicaragua
Detention of student leaders and other social activists have increased in Nicaragua as a punishment for protests.
Urgent action outcomes 17 Sep 2018 -
Nicaragua: Authorities unleashed a 'vicious' repression against benefits cuts protestersPress release 29 May 2018 -
Urgent Action: The state is repressing demonstrators in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan authorities have responded violently to demonstrations taking place throughout the country.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Apr 2018 -
Nicaragua: 'crude and violent' response to protests condemnedPress release 21 Apr 2018
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Urgent Action good news: Police return defender's seized vehicles in Nicaragua
On 10 December Nicaraguan police returned two vehicles that they had taken possession of from human rights defender Francisca Ramírez 10 days before.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Dec 2016
