Press Releases
APRIL2024
- 78/24 - CIDH otorga medidas cautelares a Walner Blandón y otras personas de la iglesia “Puerta de la Montaña”, en Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 25, 2024 - 75/24 - Nicaragua: Six years after social protests, IACHR urges reestablishment of democracy, end to repression and impunity
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2024
MARCH2024
- 47/24 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Carlos Alberto Bojorge Martínez in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 6, 2024 - 44/24 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures to Eddy Castillo Muñoz, Nelly López García, and Juan Carlos Baquedano in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2024
FEBRUARY2024
- 40/24 - Nicaragua: IACHR warns international community about lack of conditions for free and fair elections in autonomous regions of the Caribbean Coast
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2024 - 29/24 - IACHR Files Case with IA Court Concerning Attacks During Elections and Lack of Justice in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 8, 2024
JANUARY2024
- 18/24 - IACHR Welcomes Release from Prison of Bishop Rolando Álvarez and Other Priests But Rejects Their Expulsion from Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 18, 2024 - 8/24 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Eight Individuals Who Are Deprived of Liberty in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 4, 2024 - 4/24 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Freddy Antonio Quezada in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 2, 2024 - 3/24 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Abdul Montoya Vivas and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 2, 2024
DECEMBER2023
- 323/23 - IACHR Files Application Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Case Concerning Insufficient Safeguards and Inadequate Judicial Protection in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 28, 2023 - 320/23 - IACHR Files Application Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Case Concerning Violations of the Right to Freedom of Association in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 27, 2023 - 317/23 - IACHR Files Application Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Case Concerning Violations of the Rights to Personal Liberty and to a Fair Trial in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 26, 2023 - 300/23 - IACHR Requests that IA Court Grant Provisional Measures in Favor of Indigenous YATAMA Representatives in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2023 - 291/23 - IACHR Files Application Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Case Concerning Nicaragua About Forced Disappearance and Torture Against José Ramón Silva Reyes
Washington, D.C., December 13, 2023
NOVEMBER2023
- 262/23 - IACHR Publishes Report on Closure of Civic Space in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2023
OCTOBER2023
- 246/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Indigenous Legislator Nancy Henríquez James in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 11, 2023 - 245/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Regional YATAMA Legislator Brooklyn Rivera Bryan in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 11, 2023 - 244/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Priest José Urbina in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 11, 2023 - 243/23 - IACHR and Its Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression Urge Nicaragua to End Repression Against Indigenous Communities in Its Caribbean Coast
Washington, D.C., October 10, 2023
SEPTEMBER2023
- 224/23 - IACHR requests provisional measures to I/A Court H.R. in favor of student leader in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2023 - 218/23 - IACHR Urges State of Nicaragua to End Repression Against Roman Catholic Church
Washington, D.C., September 15, 2023
AUGUST2023
- 201/23 - IACHR and Its Special Rapporteurships Condemn Arbitrary Interference with Academic Freedom in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 29, 2023 - 184/23 - Nicaragua: IACHR and OHCHR Urge the State of Nicaragua to Release Monsignor Rolando Álvarez and Guarantee His Human Rights
Washington, D.C. / Panama City, August 18, 2023
JUNE2023
- 133/23 - IACHR requests I/A Court H.R. to extend provisional measures for Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2023 - 132/23 - IACHR requests provisional measures to I/A Court H.R. in favor of four members of the Mayanga indigenous people deprived of liberty in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2023 - 130/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of J.N.S.R. in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 21, 2023 - 123/23 - IACHR Rejects Ongoing Repression and Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 16, 2023
APRIL2023
- 78/23 - IACHR requests provisional measures to I/A Court H.R. for the inhabitants of Musawas and Wilú indigenous communities in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 26, 2023 - 67/23 - Five Years into Nicaragua’s Human Rights Crisis, the IACHR Calls for the Restoration of Democracy and Stresses Its Solidarity with Victims
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2023 - 65/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Indigenous Persons Who Are Deprived of Liberty in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2023 - 64/23 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures to Rolando José Álvarez Lagos, Bishop of Matagalpa, in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2023 - 61/23 - Nicaragua: IACHR and REDESCA Express Concern About Violations of Property and Social Security Rights
Washington, D.C., April 14, 2023
MARCH2023
- 34/23 - IACHR To Hold Ex-Officio Hearing Concerning Human Rights in Nicaragua During 186th Period of Sessions
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2023 - R31/23 - On Journalists' Day in Nicaragua, the Office of the Special Rapporteur sends a message of solidarity, support and commitment to the work of the Nicaraguan press
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2023
FEBRUARY2023
- 29/23 - IACHR Asks Inter-American Court to Grant Temporary Measures in Favor of Radio La Costeñísima Team in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 27, 2023 - 24/23 - IACHR and OHCHR Condemn Escalation of Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C./Panama City, February 17, 2023 - 21/23 - IACHR Welcomes Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua but Rejects Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality
Washington, D.C., February 13, 2023
JANUARY2023
- 2/23 - IACHR Requests from Inter-American Court of Human Rights an Extension of Temporary Measures in Favor of 11 Individuals Who Are Deprived of Liberty in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 9, 2023
DECEMBER2022
- 286/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Oscar René Vargas Escobar in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 28, 2022 - 283/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Rodrigo José Navarrete Vanegas and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 20, 2022 - 279/22 - IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of Moisés Alberto Silva González and his family unit in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 15, 2022 - 278/22 - IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of Moisés Alberto Silva González and his family unit in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 14, 2022 - 273/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Government Critics in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 9, 2022
NOVEMBER2022
- 259/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of E.A.G.A. and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2022 - 258/22 - IACHR Expands Precautionary Measures in Favor of Journalist Katya Milady Reyes Ortiz in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2022 - 248/22 - IACHR Warns of the Lack of Appropriate Conditions for Holding Free, Fair Municipal Elections in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2022
OCTOBER2022
- 242/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of José Santos Sánchez and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 28, 2022
SEPTEMBER2022
- 222/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 30, 2022 - R218/22 - In light of serious allegations regarding the closure of civic spaces in Nicaragua, UN and IACHR Special Rapporteurs urge authorities to comply with their international obligations
Washington, D.C., September 28, 2022 - 216/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Edder Oniel Muñoz Centeno and Nidia Lorena Barbosa Castillo in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 27, 2022 - 200/22 - IACHR Requests from Inter-American Court of Human Rights Temporary Measures in Favor of 45 Individuals Held at 8 Detention Facilities in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2022 - 197/22 - IACHR and Its SRESCER Call for Immediate Release of Political Prisoners Being Held in Appalling Conditions in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 5, 2022
AUGUST2022
- 194/22 - IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of Yolanda del Carmen González Escobar and her family unit in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 31, 2022 - 189/22 - Four Years On, IACHR Presents an Assessment of the Activities Held by Its Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua and the Results They Attained
Washington, D.C., August 29, 2022 - 184/22 - IACHR Condemns Repression and Arrests of Members of Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 19, 2022 - 179/22 - IACHR Concludes Promotional Visit to Miami, United States of America, and San José, Costa Rica to Monitor the Situation of Nicaraguan Individuals
Washington, D.C., August 12, 2022 - 174/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Rusia Evelyn Pinto Centeno in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 2, 2022
JULY2022
- R163/22 - (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the escalating repression by authorities against journalists and media outlets in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 15, 2022
JUNE2022
- 143/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of José Alejandro Quintanilla Hernández and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2022 - 141/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of José Peraza Collado, Roger Reyes Barrera, and Irving Larios Sánchez in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2022 - 135/22 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of Yubrank Miguel Suazo Herrera in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 14, 2022 - 121/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Samuel Mauricio Mairena Rocha in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 1, 2022
MAY2022
- 119/22 - IACHR and Its Special Rapporteurship for Freedom of Expression Urge the State of Nicaragua to End Persecution of the Church and to Enable a Plurality of Voices
Washington, D.C., May 27, 2022 - 117/22 - IACHR Concerned About Health Condition of Women Who Are Deprived of Liberty in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 27, 2022 - 108/22 - IACHR requests that the I/A Court H.R. extend provisional measures for nine persons deprived of liberty in the electoral context in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 18, 2022 - 103/22 - IACHR Urges Nicaragua to Guarantee that Political Prisoners Have Regular Contact with Their Families in Conditions of Dignity
Washington, D.C., May 13, 2022 - 94/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Yoel Ibzán Sandino Ibarra in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 9, 2022
APRIL2022
- 88/22 - IACHR Rejects the Revocation of the Legal Status of 25 Additional Organizations, Deepening the Shutdown of Democratic Platforms in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 26, 2022 - 81/22 - Four Years into Nicaragua's Human Rights Crisis, the IACHR Stresses Its Commitment To the Country
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2022
MARCH2022
- 69/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of William Alfredo Balmaceda Ubieta and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2022 - 67/22 - IACHR and Its Special Rapporteurships for Freedom of Expression and for Economic, Social, Cultural, and Environmental Rights Reject Cristiana Chamorro's Conviction and the Cancellation of the Legal Status of Several Organizations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 30, 2022 - 65/22 - Comments Made by Nicaraguan Ambassador to the OAS and His Subsequent Dismissal Confirm Serious Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 29, 2022 - 56/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Lázaro Ernesto Rivas Pérez in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 21, 2022 - 51/22 - IACHR Files Case Concerning Nicaragua with IA Court on Lack of Due Diligence in Femicide Investigation
Washington, D.C., March 11, 2022
FEBRUARY2022
- 32/22 - IACHR Expands Precautionary Measures in Favor of Three Indigenous Communities in Mayangna Sauni As Territory in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 16, 2022 - 30/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Martha del Socorro Ubilla, Marlon Antonio Castellón Ubilla, and Marvin Antonio Castellón Ubilla in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 15, 2022 - 27/22 - IACHR Condemns Manipulation of Criminal Law and Lack of Guarantees in Trials of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 11, 2022 - RD26/22 - REDESCA condemns the cancellation of the status of 26 universities and associations for academic and social purposes by the National Assembly of Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 10, 2022
JANUARY2022
- 23/22 - IACHR Urges State of Nicaragua to Release All People Held in Arbitrary Detention
Washington, D.C., January 31, 2022 - 14/22 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Edgar Francisco Parrales Castillo in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 14, 2022 - 3/22 - The IACHR grants precautionary measures in favor of José Manuel Urbina Lara and Benjamín Ernesto Gutiérrez Collado in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 6, 2022
DECEMBER2021
- 346/21 - IACHR Calls for International Solidarity, Urges States to Protect the People Who Have Been Forced to Flee from Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 20, 2021 - 329/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Journalist María Lilly Delgado Talavera in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 9, 2021 - 322/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favor of Denis Antonio García Jirón and Carmen Jirón in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 1, 2021
NOVEMBER2021
- 312/21 - The IACHR Stresses Its Competent Jurisdiction Concerning Nicaragua and laments Nicaragua’s Decision to Denounce the Charter of the OAS in a Context of Serious Human Rights Violations
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2021 - 309/21 - IACHR and OSRESCER Express Alarm at Scarcity of Public Information on the Pandemic in Nicaragua and Urge State to Implement Urgent Science-Based Prevention Measures with a Human Rights Approach
Washington, D.C., November 17, 2021 - 302/21 - IACHR Updates Death Toll Records of Human Rights Crisis that Started in April 2018 in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 15, 2021 - 300/21 - IACHR Condemns Human Rights Violations Reported During Elections in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 10, 2021 - 296/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Danelia Valenzuela Castro and 10 Other Individuals, As Well As Their Families, in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 5, 2021 - 292/21 - Four Days Ahead of Nicaraguan Election, IACHR and OHCHR Denounce Lack of Guarantees for Rights and Liberties in the Country
Washington, D.C. / Panama City, November 4, 2021
OCTOBER2021
- 285/21 - IACHR Asks Inter-American Court of Human Rights to Extend Temporary Protection Measures in Favor of Cristiana Chamorro and 14 Other Individuals Who Face Extreme Risks in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 29, 2021 - 284/21 - IACHR Publishes Report on the Concentration of Power and the Weakening of the Rule of Law in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 28, 2021 - 279/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Miguel Ángel Mendoza Urbina and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 19, 2021 - 276/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Mauricio José Díaz Dávila, Max Isaac Jerez Meza, and Jaime José Arellano Arana in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 15, 2021 - 267/21 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of Peasant Leaders Medardo Mairena and Pedro Mena in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2021
SEPTEMBER2021
- 242/21 - IACHR asks Inter-American Court to extend provisional measures in favor of communities of Miskitu indigenous people in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 17, 2021 - 238/21 - IACHR, OHCHR Condemn Criminalization, Harsh Conditions of Detention, and Failure to Enforce Due Process for Individuals Who are Perceived to Be Government Critics in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C. / Panama City, September 10, 2021 - 232/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Ana Margarita Vijil Gurdián, Dora María Téllez Arguello, Suyen Barahona Cuán, Jorge Hugo Torres Jiménez, Víctor Hugo Tinoco Fonseca, Arturo José Cruz Sequeira, and Luis Alberto Rivas Anduray in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2021 - 231/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Georgina Roxana Vargas Clarens in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 1, 2021
AUGUST2021
- 230/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Wilmer Alfredo Mendoza Espinoza and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 31, 2021 - 225/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Douglas Antonio Villanueva Sandoval, Cindy Mariana Mejía Tercero, and Their Son in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 30, 2021 - 222/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of José Bernard Pallais Arana in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 27, 2021 - 220/21 - IACHR Asks Inter-American Court of Human Rights to Extend Temporary Protection Measures in Favor of Lesther Lenin Alemán Alfaro and Freddy Alberto Navas López and Their Families, Given the Extreme Risks They Face in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 25, 2021 - 216/21 - The IACHR, RFOE, and OHCHR Condemn the Repeated Attacks on Freedom of Expression in Nicaragua
Washington D.C. / Panama City, August 18, 2021 - 214/21 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of Miguel de los Ángeles Mora Barberena in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 16, 2021 - 210/21 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of Francis Valdivia Machado and Her Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 11, 2021 - 209/21 - IACHR Condemns the State Actions Aimed at Ending Opposition Participation in Nicaragua’s Upcoming Election
Washington, D.C., August 11, 2021 - 202/21 - IACHR Expands Precautionary Measures in Favor of the Driver of Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios, Pedro Salvador Vásquez, in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 5, 2021 - 201/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Flor de María Ramírez in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 5, 2021
JULY2021
- 197/21 - IACHR and the OSRESCER Urge Nicaragua to Immediately Cease Harassment of the Medical Sector
Washington, D.C., July 28, 2021 - 190/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Karla Patricia Ñamendi Mendoza and Her Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 23, 2021 - 181/21 - The IACHR requests that the Inter-American Court extends provisional measures to Daisy Tamara Dávila Rivas and her family due to a situation of extreme risk in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 16, 2021 - 176/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Willih Francisco Narváez González and Alberto José Miranda Herrera in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 14, 2021 - 171/21 - IACHR and OHCHR Demand an End to Arbitrary Arrests and the Release of All Individuals Detained Since the Start of the Crisis in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 9, 2021 - 169/21 - IACHR refers case on Nicaragua to the Inter-American Court
Washington, D.C., July 8, 2021
JUNE2021
- 161/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Cristiana María Chamorro Barrios, Walter Antonio Gómez Silva, Marcos Antonio Fletes Casco, and Lourdes Arróliga in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2021 - 156/21 - The IACHR requests that the Inter-American Court adopt provisional measures in favor of Juan Sebastián Chamorro, José Adán Aguerri, Félix Maradiaga, Violeta Granera, and family, due to extreme risk in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2021 - 152/21 - IACHR Condemns the Serious Escalation of Repression in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 18, 2021 - 150/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Jhovanny Alexander Tenorio Urbina, who is missing in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 15, 2021 - 147/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Kalua Salazar and her family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 14, 2021 - 145/21 - IACHR and OHCHR Categorically Condemn Criminal Prosecution of Presidential Precandidates and Urge State of Nicaragua to Release Them Immediately
Washington, D.C., June 9, 2021
MAY2021
- 132/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Families of Human Rights Defenders in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 21, 2021 - 122/21 - IACHR Expresses Concern Over Electoral Reform Passed in Nicaragua and Calls on State to Guarantee Free, Fair Elections
Washington, D.C., May 14, 2021 - 114/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Gustavo Adolfo Mendoza Beteta and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 4, 2021
APRIL2021
- 100/21 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Kevin Roberto Solís in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 23, 2021 - 93/21 - Three Years After the Start of the Human Rights Crisis in Nicaragua, IACHR Condemns Ongoing Impunity
Washington, D.C., April 19, 2021 - 89/21 - IACHR Decides to Expand Precautionary Measures in Favor of Confidencial Journalist in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2021
MARCH2021
- 67/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Nelson Gabriel Lorío Sandoval and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 22, 2021 - R47/21 - Joint statement by the OHCHR for Central America and the IACHR’s SRFOE on Journalist's Day in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2021 - 46/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Carlos Ramon Brenes Sánchez and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 1, 2021
FEBRUARY2021
- 43/21 - IACHR Rejects Nicaragua’s Foreign Agents Act and Calls on the State to Repeal It
Washington, D.C., February 26, 2021 - 40/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Kevin Adrián Monzón Mora and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2021 - 34/21 - The IACHR and the Regional Office for Central America (OHCHR) Welcome the Return of More Than 300 Nicaraguans to Their Country and Urge States to Continue Cooperating to Ensure Their Safe, Dignified, Voluntary Return
Washington, D.C., February 17, 2021 - 33/21 - The IACHR and the Regional Office for Central America (OHCHR) Welcome the Return of More Than 300 Nicaraguans to Their Country and Urge States to Continue Cooperating to Ensure Their Safe, Dignified, Voluntary Return
Washington, D.C., February 12, 2021 - 30/21 - IACHR Condemns Destruction of Civilian Organizations’ Property in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 8, 2021 - 22/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Olman Onel Salazar Umanzor and His Immediate Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2021
JANUARY2021
- 4/21 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Mariano Valle Peters in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 8, 2021 - 3/21 - IACHR Rejects Passing of Law Restricting Political Rights in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021 - 2/21 - IACHR Condemns Growing Harassment in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 6, 2021
DECEMBER2020
- 291/20 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Yonarqui de los Ángeles Martinez García and Her Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 7, 2020 - 287/20 - IACHR Publishes Report Entitled “People Who Have Been Deprived of Their Liberty in Nicaragua During the Human Rights Crisis That Began on April 18, 2018”
Washington, D.C., December 2, 2020
NOVEMBER2020
- 267/20 - IACHR adopts precautionary measures in favour of Juana de la Rosa Lesaje Guadamuz and Roberto José Esteban in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2020 - 266/20 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of 41 People Deprived of Their Freedom in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2020
OCTOBER2020
- 249/20 - IACHR Calls for Persecution of People Identified as Dissidents to End and for Democratic Guarantees to be Reestablished in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 10, 2020 - R246/20 - The IACHR and its Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression express concern about new legal threats to freedom of expression and indirect measures against the media and journalists in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 7, 2020
SEPTEMBER2020
- 214/20 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of Two Mothers and One Sister from Nicaragua’s Asociación Madres de Abril
Washington, D.C., September 9, 2020
JULY2020
- 186/20 - The IACHR Urges the State of Nicaragua to Protect the Rights of Nicaraguans Who Return to the Country in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C., July 31, 2020
JUNE2020
- 146/20 - Two Years After the Creation of MESENI, IACHR Recalls Nicaragua’s Pending Human Rights Obligations
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2020 - 145/20 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of NOTIMATV Journalists in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2020 - 123/20 - IACHR Pays Tribute to the Memory of the Victims of the Mothers of April Demonstration and their Families in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 1, 2020
MAY2020
- 119/20 - IACHR, OSFRE, and OSRESCER Express Serious Concern Over Violations of the Right to Information in Nicaragua and the Impact of These on Access to Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C., May 27, 2020 - 113/20 - Two Years After Visit to Nicaragua, IACHR Condemns Lack of Compliance with its Recommendations and Calls on the State to Urgently Implement Them
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2020 - 108/20 - IACHR Decides to Extend Precautionary Measures in Favor of Human Rights Lawyer and Family of Beneficiary Ruth Matute in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 13, 2020
APRIL2020
- 80/20 - Two Years into Nicaragua’s Human Rights Crisis, the IACHR Stresses its Permanent Commitment to Victims and Confirms the Consolidation of a Fifth Phase of Repression
Washington, D.C., April 18, 2020 - 72/20 - IACHR and OSRESCER Express Serious Concern About the Human Rights Situation During the Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., April 8, 2020
MARCH2020
- 61/20 - IACHR Urges the State of Nicaragua to Cease Violations of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Communities
Washington, D.C., March 23, 2020
FEBRUARY2020
- 29/20 - IACHR Decides to Expand Precautionary Measures in Favor of Certain Media Workers and Journalists at Confidencial and La Costeñísima in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 7, 2020
JANUARY2020
- 15/20 - IACHR Grants Protection Measures in Favor of Elizabeth Velásquez, from Nicaragua’s Asociación Madres de Abril
Washington, D.C., January 27, 2020 - 9/20 - IACHR Conducts Working Visit to Costa Rica, Presents Report on the Forced Migration of Nicaraguans
Washington, D.C., January 14, 2020 - 6/20 - IACHR Expands Precautionary Measures in Favor of Ricardo Baltodano in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 13, 2020
DECEMBER2019
- 343/19 - IACHR Grants Protection Measures in Favor of Amaya Coppens and 15 Other People Who Are Deprived of Their Freedom in Nuevo Chipote Prison, Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 27, 2019 - 342/19 - IACHR Issues Protection Measures in Favor of Bayron José Corea Estrada and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 27, 2019 - 338/19 - IACHR Extends Precautionary Measures in Favor of 17 Women Human Rights Defenders in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 27, 2019
NOVEMBER2019
- 297/19 - IACHR Condemns Persecution of Victims of Repression in Nicaragua and Calls on State to Prevent Revictimization and Promote Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Measures of Nonrepetition
Washington, D.C., November 19, 2019
OCTOBER2019
- 272/19 - IACHR and MESENI Visit Panama to Monitor the Situation of Nicaraguan Migrants and Refugees
Washington, D.C., October 25, 2019 - 263/19 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Student Leader Cristopher Nahiroby Olivas Valdivia and His Family in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 18, 2019
SEPTEMBER2019
- 230/19 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Protection Measures in Favor of Freddy Alberto Navas Lopez, Leader of the Campesino Movement in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 17, 2019 - 220/19 - IACHR Speaks Out Against Ongoing Repression in Nicaragua and Expresses Its Concern at Increased Harassment of Human Rights Defenders and People Who Have Been Released from Prison
Washington, D.C., September 6, 2019 - 219/19 - IACHR Requests IA Court Expand Provisional Measures in Favor of Members of Miskitu Indigenous Communities in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 6, 2019
AUGUST2019
- R212/19 - Nicaragua: Must stop reprisals against journalists, say human rights experts
Washington, D.C., August 26, 2019 - 208/19 - REDESCA of the IACHR expresses profound concern about discrimination for political reasons in the exercise of the rights to work and health in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 21, 2019 - 194/19 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Nicaragua's Announcement That It Will Not Continue Dialogue and Calls on the State to Comply with Its Obligations to Guarantee and Respect Human Rights
Washington, D.C., August 6, 2019
JULY2019
- 187/19 - IACHR conducts Working Visit to Miami to Present Report on Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 31, 2019 - 172/19 - IACHR Concerned about Ongoing Repression in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., July 11, 2019
JUNE2019
- 162/19 - IACHR Asks IA Court to Adopt Provisional Measures in Favor of Members of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH) and the Permanent Commission on Human Rights (CPDH) in Response to the Extreme Risk They Are Facing in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 27, 2019 - 160/19 - IACHR Presents Performance Report and Results for the Special Follow-Up Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI)
Washington, D.C., June 25, 2019 - 146/19 - IACHR Concludes Working Visits to Costa Rica and Honduras to Monitor the Predicament of Nicaraguans Who Have Been Forced to Flee Their Country
Washington, D.C., June 12, 2019 - 145/19 - IACHR Expresses Concern Over the Passing of the Amnesty Law in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 12, 2019 - 137/19 - IACHR and OHCHR Express Concern Over the Passing of the Comprehensive Care for Victims Act in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2019
MAY2019
- 133/19 - IACHR Calls on the State of Nicaragua to Guarantee Memory, Truth, and Justice in Accordance with Its International Obligations
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2019 - 122/19 - IACHR Condemns Acts of Violence and the Death of One Person at a Nicaraguan Prison
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2019 - 118/19 - IACHR Speaks Out Against Stigmatization Campaign in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019 - 117/19 - IACHR Submits a Request to the Inter-American Court for Provisional Protection Measures for 17 People Who Are Being Deprived of Their Freedom and Are at Extreme Risk in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 15, 2019 - 109/19 - IACHR Brings Nicaragua Case before the IA Court
Washington, D.C., May 1, 2019
APRIL2019
- 108/19 - Amid Ongoing Restrictions on Public Protest, IACHR Urges Nicaragua to Comply with Implementation of Agreements
Washington, D.C., April 30, 2019 - 101/19 - One Year after the Onset of the Crisis in Nicaragua, IACHR Once Again Expresses Its Permanent Commitment to Victims of Human Rights Violations
Washington, D.C., April 17, 2019 - 90/19 - IACHR Condemns Continuing Acts of Repression in Nicaragua during Negotiating Table Talks
Washington, D.C., April 5, 2019
MARCH2019
- 84/19 - IACHR Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., March 29, 2019
FEBRUARY2019
- 51/19 - IACHR Calls for Conditions that Enable the Enjoyment of Human Rights during Nicaraguan Dialogue
Washington, D.C., February 28, 2019 - 26/19 - IACHR Condemns Increasing Attacks on the Press and Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., February 6, 2019 - 21/19 - IACHR Considers that the Law on Dialogue, Reconciliation and Peace in Nicaragua is Incompatible with International Standards Regarding Truth, Justice and Reparation
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2019
JANUARY2019
- 6/19 - CIDH denounces the weakening of the rule of law in the face of serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., January 10, 2019
DECEMBER2018
- 274/18 - Press release about Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2018 - 273/18 - IACHR denounces aggravation of the repression and the closure of democratic spaces in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 19, 2018 - R267/18 - Experts on freedom of expression of the UN and the Inter-American System condemn attacks and threats against journalists and the media in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 14, 2018 - 265/18 - IACHR Condemns the Cancellation of the Legal Personality of Human Rights Organizations in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., December 13, 2018
NOVEMBER2018
- 255/18 - IACHR condemns the arbitrary expulsion of human rights defender in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 28, 2018 - 248/18 - IACHR's MESENI expresses concern over Nicaragua's strategy to prevent social protest
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2018 - 245/18 - President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Visits Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., November 16, 2018 - 233/18 - Preliminary observations on the working visit to monitor the situation of Nicaraguans forced to flee to Costa Rica
Washington, D.C., November 1, 2018
OCTOBER2018
- R231/18 - IACHR and its Special Rapporteurship Express Serious Concern About the Nicaraguan Government's Renewed Attempt to Impose Restrictions on the TV Channel 100% Noticias
Washington, D.C., October 31, 2018 - 223/18 - IACHR warns of new wave of repression in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 18, 2018 - 222/18 - IACHR and Special Rapporteurship on Freedom of Expression express deep concern over decision to declare protests illegal in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2018
SEPTEMBER2018
- 210/18 - Rapporteur on the Rights of People Deprived of Liberty Visits Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2018 - 205/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measures in Favor of More Than a Hundred People at Serious Risk in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 18, 2018 - 203/18 - SRESCER views with serious concern information about arbitrary dismissals and harassment against medical personnel, university professors and students in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 10, 2018 - R201/18 - Special Rapporteurship Condemns Attacks, Political Pressure and Indirect Censorship Against Journalists and Media Outlets in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., September 8, 2018
AUGUST2018
- 195/18 - IACHR Regrets the Conclusion of the Invitation to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 31, 2018 - 187/18 - IACHR Calls On the State of Nicaragua to Cease the Criminalization of Protest and Respect Persons Deprived of Liberty and Their Families
Washington, D.C., August 24, 2018 - 183/18 - IACHR expresses concern about the situation of Nicaraguan migrants and refugees and calls on the States of the region to adopt measures for their protection
Washington, D.C., August 15, 2018 - 179/18 - IACHR Requests the Inter-American Court to Extend Provisional Measures in favor of the Members of the Miskitu Indigenous People's Communities in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 10, 2018 - 169/18 - IACHR Confirms Reports of Criminalization and Legal Persecution in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 2, 2018
JULY2018
- 156/18 - The Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) Completes Third Week in Action, Observes Tougher Repression and Raids by Police and Parapolice Groups
Washington, D.C., July 19, 2018 - 148/18 - IACHR Denounces Worsening, Deepening and Diversifying Repression in Nicaragua and Expresses Concern over the Situation of Children and Adolescents in the Country
Managua, July 11, 2018 - 147/18 - IACHR and Regional Office of OHCHR Condemn Renewed Violence and Attacks on Members of the Roman Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Managua /Panama City , July 10, 2018 - 146/18 - IACHR Grants New Precautionary Measures to Protect People in Nicaragua through MESENI
Washington, D.C., July 5, 2018 - 145/18 - IACHR Announces Establishment of Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts for Nicaragua
Managua,, July 2, 2018 - 141/18 - The Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI) Completes First Week in Action
Washington, D.C., July 2, 2018
JUNE2018
- 135/18 - IACHR Launches Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI)
Washington, D.C., June 25, 2018 - 134/18 - IACHR Issues Report on Nicaragua's Serious Human Rights Situation
Washington, D.C., June 22, 2018 - 128/18 - IACHR Condemns Increased Violence in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 13, 2018 - 127/18 - IACHR Grants Precautionary Measure in Favor of Priest Edwin Heriberto Roman Calderón and Human Rights Defender Álvaro Leiva Sánchez in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., June 7, 2018 - 124/18 - IACHR Urges Nicaragua to Dismantle Parapolice Groups and Protect Right to Peaceful Protest
Washington, D.C., June 1, 2018
MAY2018
- 122/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measure to Protect Monsignor Silvio José Báez Ortega in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 31, 2018 - 121/18 - IACHR to Create Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts to Help Investigate Recent Violence in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 30, 2018 - 118/18 - IACHR Condemns Renewed Violence in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018 - 116/18 - IACHR Adopts Precautionary Measures to Protect Students in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 25, 2018 - 113/18 - Preliminary observations on the IACHR working visit to Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018 - 111/18 - IACHR Announces Dates and Scope of Upcoming Visit to Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 17, 2018 - 108/18 - IACHR Will Visit Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., May 14, 2018 - 105/18 - IACHR Stresses Request for Nicaragua to Authorize a Visit
Santo Domingo, May 11, 2018 - 94/18 - IACHR to Set Up a Coordination Unit to Monitor Events in Nicaragua
Santo Domingo, May 3, 2018
APRIL2018
- 90/18 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Deaths in the Context of Nicaraguan Protests
Washington, D.C., April 24, 2018
MARCH2018
- 68/18 - IACHR Calls on Nicaragua to Eradicate Violence Against Women, Girls and Adolescents
Washington, D.C., March 28, 2018
NOVEMBER2017
- 187/17 - IACHR Regrets Nicaragua's Decision Not to Allow a Promotional Visit to the Country
Washington, D.C., November 20, 2017
SEPTEMBER2016
- 138/16 - IACHR Takes Case Involving Nicaragua to the Inter-American Court
Washington, D.C., September 26, 2016
AUGUST2016
- 111/16 - IACHR Expresses Concern over Removal of Opposition Legislators in Nicaragua
Washington, D.C., August 8, 2016
FEBRUARY2016
- 18/16 - IACHR Urges Nicaragua to Protect Members of the Miskitu Indigenous Peoples
Washington, D.C., February 23, 2016
DECEMBER2015
- 146/15 - IACHR Expresses Deep Concern regarding Situation of Cuban Migrants on the Costa Rica-Nicaragua Border
Washington, D.C., December 8, 2015
NOVEMBER2015
- 126/15 - IACHR Takes Case involving Nicaragua to the Inter-American Court
Washington, D.C., November 9, 2015