2021
Resolution No. 47/21
PM 366-21 - Kalua Salazar and her family, Nicaragua
On June 10, 2021, the IACHR granted precautionary measures in favour of Kalua Salazar and her family. According to the request, the beneficiary –press director for the independent media outlet La Costeñísima–, finds herself at risk because she is being the victim of threats, harassment and surveillance by State authorities and private individuals due to her work as a journalist. Upon analyzing the submissions of fact and law submitted by the parties, the Commission considers that the information presented shows, prima facie, that Ms. Salazar is in a serious and urgent situation, since her rights to life and personal integrity are at risk of irreparable harm. Consequently, the IACHR requests that Nicaragua:
- adopt the necessary measures to protect the rights to life and personal integrity of Kalua Salazar and her nuclear family. To this end, the State must both ensure that state actors respect the life and personal integrity of the beneficiaries, as well as protect their rights in relation to acts of risk that are attributable to third parties, in accordance with the standards established by international human rights law;
- adopt the necessary measures so that Kalua Salazar can carry out her activities as an independent journalist without being subjected to acts of violence, intimidation, and harassment in the performance of her work. The latter should include measures that will allow her to properly exercise her right to freedom of expression;
- consult and agree upon the measures to be adopted with the beneficiaries and their representatives; and
- report on the actions taken to investigate the alleged events that led to the adoption of this precautionary measure, so as to prevent such events from reoccurring.
Resolution No. 31/21( EXTENSION )
PM 1606-18 - Javier Iván Olivares, Nicaragua
El 5 de abril de 2021, la CIDH decidió ampliar medidas cautelares a favor de Javier Iván Olivares, en Nicaragua. La Comisión identificó que la situación concreta del señor Olivares, en tanto integrante del medio “Confidencial” o periodista independiente en Nicaragua, se inserta en el contexto general represivo de la libertad de expresión en el país que ha sido identificado por la CIDH. Asimismo, se inserta también en la situación particular que atraviesan los integrantes de medios independientes como el “Confidencial”, cuyos integrantes son beneficiarios de medidas cautelares. En ese sentido, se han continuado presentando amenazas, hostigamientos o seguimientos de parte de personas identificadas como de la policía, los cuales se han extendido a sus familias. La Comisión entiende que en tanto periodistas independientes o integrantes de los medios de comunicación del señor Chamorro continúan expuestos a los factores de riesgo valorados previamente en las medidas cautelares de 2018 y en la ampliación de 2020. En consecuencia, la Comisión solicitó al Estado de Nicaragua que:
- adopte las medidas necesarias para garantizar la vida e integridad personal de la persona identificada en la presente resolución. A tales efectos, el Estado debe tanto asegurar que sus agentes respeten la vida e integridad personal de las personas beneficiarias de conformidad con los estándares establecidos por el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos, como proteger sus derechos en relación con actos de riesgo que sean atribuibles a terceros;
- adopte las medidas necesarias para que la persona beneficiaria pueda desarrollar sus labores periodísticas sin ser objeto de actos de intimidación, amenazas u otros hechos de violencia en el ejercicio de las mismas. Lo anterior incluye, la adopción de medidas para proteger el derecho a la libertad de expresión de los integrantes del medio identificado;
- concierte las medidas a adoptarse con persona identificada y sus representantes; y
- informe sobre las acciones adoptadas a fin de investigar los presuntos hechos que dieron lugar a la adopción de la presente medida cautelar y así evitar su repetición.
2020
Resolution No. 11/20( EXTENSION )
PM 399-19 - Carlos Edy Monterrey, Nicaragua
On February 5, 2020, the IACHR decided to extend precautionary measures in favor of Carlos Edy Monterrey in Nicaragua. The request alleged that the beneficiary was at risk due to his journalistic activities in an independent media outlet in the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua. Having analyzed the arguments made, the Commission considered that the information provided demonstrated prima facie that the beneficiary is in a serious and urgent situation, since his rights to life and personal integrity are at serious risk. Consequently, in accordance with Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure, the Commission requested that Nicaragua:
- adopt the necessary measures to guarantee the life and personal integrity of Carlos Edy Monterrey. To this effect, the State must both ensure that its actors respect the life and personal integrity of the beneficiaries in accordance with the standards established by international human rights law, and protect their rights in relation to acts of risk attributable to third parties;
- adopt the necessary measures to ensure that Carlos Edy Monterrey can carry out his tasks as a journalist without being subject to acts of harassment, threats, stigmatization by high authorities, or other violent acts in the exercise of his duties;
- consult and agree upon the measures to be adopted with the beneficiary and his representatives; and
- report on the actions taken in order to investigate the alleged facts that gave rise to the adoption of this precautionary measure, so as to prevent their reoccurrence.
Resolution No. 10/20( EXTENSION )
PM 1606-18 - María Waleska Almendares Cruz et al., Nicaragua
On February 5, 2020, the IACHR decided to extend precautionary measures in favor of María Waleska Almendares Cruz et al., in Nicaragua. The request claimed that the persons were at risk given that they work, and carry out journalistic activities, in an independent media outlet in Nicaragua, having been subject to harassment, intimidation, and acts of violence. Upon analyzing the arguments offered by the parties, the Commission considered that the information provided showed prima facie that the beneficiaries are in a serious and urgent situation, given that their rights to life and personal integrity are at serious risk. Consequently, in accordance with Article 25 of the Rules or Procedure, the Commission requested that Nicaragua: a) adopt the necessary measures to protect the life and personal integrity of the beneficiaries identified in this resolution. For this purpose, the State must both ensure that its actors respect the life and personal integrity of the beneficiaries in accordance with the standards established by international human rights law, and protect their rights in relation to acts of risk attributable to third parties; b) adopt the necessary measures so that the beneficiaries can carry out their journalistic work without being subjected to acts of intimidation, threats or other acts of violence in the exercise thereof. The above includes the adoption of measures to protect the right to freedom of expression of the members of the identified media outlet; c) consult and agree upon the measures to be adopted with the beneficiaries and their representatives; and d) report on the actions taken to investigate the alleged facts that led to the adoption of this precautionary measure, so as to prevent such events from reoccurring. Read the resolution. (Also available in Word.)
2019
Resolution No. 32/19
PM 399-19 - Sergio Warren León Corea y miembros de su familia, Nicaragua
El 15 de junio de 2019, la CIDH decidió otorgar medidas cautelares a favor de Sergio Warren León Corea y miembros de su familia, en Nicaragua. Según la solicitud, Sergio Warren León Corea y los miembros identificados de su familia se encuentran en riesgo por las labores periodísticas que estaría realizando como medio independiente a través de "La Costenísima" en el actual contexto de Nicaragua. Tras analizar las alegaciones presentadas, la Comisión solicitó al Estado de Nicaragua que adopte las medidas necesarias para garantizar la vida e integridad personal de Sergio Warren León Corea, su hijo S.Y.L.F. y su hija K.J.L.A. A tales efectos, el Estado debe tanto asegurar que sus agentes respeten la vida e integridad personal de las personas beneficiarias de conformidad con los estándares establecidos por el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos, como proteger sus derechos en relación con actos de riesgo que sean atribuibles a terceros; adopte las medidas necesarias para que Sergio Warren León Corea pueda desarrollar sus labores como periodista sin ser objeto de actos de intimidación, amenazas, estigmatización por parte de altas autoridades, u otros hechos de violencia en el ejercicio de las mismas; concierte las medidas a adoptarse con las personas beneficiarias y sus representantes; e informe sobre las acciones adoptadas a fin de investigar los presuntos hechos que dieron lugar a la adopción de la presente medida cautelar y así evitar su repetición.
2018
Resolution No. 91/18
PM 1606-18 - Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios and others, Nicaragua
On December 21, 2018, the IACHR decided to grant precautionary measures in favor of Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios, Desiree Elizondo, Wilfredo Miranda Aburto, Néstor Arce, Manyor Salazar, Enrique Gasteazoro, Pedro Molina, Arlen Cerda, Juan Carlos Ampié, Elmer Rivas, Franklin Villavicencio, Ricardo Salgado, Leonel Gutiérrez, Carlos Herrera and Yader Luna, as well as their families, in Nicaragua. The request for precautionary measures alleges that the proposed beneficiaries all work for the Confidencial news outlet and are being subjected to threats, persecution, intimidation and harassment in the context of their work, especially in the wake of the protests that started on April 18, 2018 in Nicaragua. After assessing the available information, the context and subsequent validations, the Commission considers that the information that has been submitted shows, in principle, that the rights to life and personal integrity of Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios and other identified workers of the Confidencial news outlet face a situation of grave and urgent risk. Consequently, in keeping with Article 25 of its Rules of Procedure, the Commission asked the Nicaraguan State to adopt any measures necessary to protect the lives and personal integrity of beneficiaries, the workers of the Confidencial news outlet identified in this resolution. To that end, the State needs both to ensure that its officers will respect beneficiaries’ lives and personal integrity, in compliance with the standards of international human rights law, and to protect those persons’ rights from dangerous acts that may be perpetrated by third parties. The IACHR further asked Nicaragua to take any measures necessary for beneficiaries to be able to do their journalistic work without being subjected to intimidation, threats or any other acts of violence for doing such work. That includes taking measures to protect the right to freedom of expression of Confidencial workers, for example, by not obstructing their access to the tools they need to practice journalism nor depriving them of such tools. Finally, the IACHR asked the Nicaraguan State to come to an agreement with beneficiaries and their representatives regarding any measures that need to be taken and to report on any actions adopted to investigate the alleged events that gave rise to the adoption of this precautionary measure, in order to prevent such events from happening again in the future.
Resolution No. 47/18
PM 693-18 - Anibal Toruño Jirón and other members of the news outlet Radio Darío, Nicaragua
On July 2, 2018, the IACHR moved to request the adoption of precautionary measures in favor of people associated with the news outlet Radio Darío in Nicaragua. The request for precautionary measures alleges that people associated with Radio Darío are being subjected to threats, harassment and other acts of violence in the context of the events that have taken place in the country since April 18, 2018. After assessing the legal and factual allegations, the IACHR considers that the information that has been submitted shows, in principle, that beneficiaries face a situation of grave and urgent risk. Consequently, in keeping with Article 25 of the IACHR’s Rules of Procedure, the Commission asked Nicaragua to take any measures necessary to preserve the lives and personal integrity of people associated with Radio Darío, both ensuring that its officers will respect beneficiaries’ rights to life and personal integrity in compliance with the standards of international human rights law, and protecting those persons’ rights from dangerous acts that may be perpetrated by third parties; to adopt any measures necessary for the proposed beneficiaries to be able to perform their tasks as journalists without being subjected to intimidation, threats and other acts of violence for doing such tasks, including any measures necessary to protect radio facilities; to come to an agreement with beneficiaries and their representatives regarding any measures that need to be taken; and to report on any actions adopted to investigate the alleged events that gave rise to the adoption of this precautionary measure.