Experts accuse 54 top Nicaragua officials of grave abuses
- A UN report stated Nicaraguan President Ortega and others committed abuses.
- Ortega and his wife allegedly transformed Nicaragua into an authoritarian state.
- The report names 54 people, including judges and police chiefs.
- Jan-Michael Simon said the report shows a system that hurts its people.
- The Ortega government has shut down over 5,000 NGOs since 2018.
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The 54 Sandinista Officials of Terror: The UN Reveals the Names of the Repressors in Nicaragua · Global Voices
In the most recent update of its report on the commission of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, the United Nations Group of Experts has revealed for the first time a list with names and surnames of 54 Sandinista officials involved in the deadly and sustained repression since 2018 against anyone considered critical, including 11 military personnel, ministers, presidential advisers, deputies, magistrates, political secretaries, mayors and param…
UN experts accused Daniel Ortega, Rosario Murillo and 52 Nicaraguan officials of serious crimes against human rights
The report revealed the names of those he considers “responsible for human rights violations, abuses and crimes that are fuelling a systematic repression campaign” in the Central American country

Experts accuse 54 top Nicaragua officials of grave abuses
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, his wife, and dozens of senior officials were responsible for arbitrary detentions, torture and extrajudicial executions, a report by UN experts said Thursday.
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