International Mechanism Submissions

Since Nicaragua’s third-cycle review by the Universal Periodic Review in 2019, the country’s human rights situation has continued to worsen. The Government of Nicaragua continues to violate on Nicaraguans’ human rights and deny perceived political opponents their rights by arbitrarily detaining people for prolonged periods, denying access to counsel and families, and torturing detained persons in an attempt to extract false confessions. In addition, detention conditions remain dangerous due to overcrowding, lack of access to safe drinking water, and limited ability to leave cells.

This report addresses Nicaragua’s government's actions to restrict the civic space in Nicaragua and its actions to control and repress the freedom of opinion and expression to any individual in their jurisdiction.

The information in this report is mainly provided by Nicaraguans in the diaspora, who provide their expertise about the human rights violations detailed in this stakeholder report. Among the people with lived expertise who provide information for this report are clients represented by the Advocates for Human Rights and other human rights defenders in the diaspora.