UN: Ortega's Nicaraguan govt behind widespread repression

[Bacchus4.0]

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ortegas-nicaraguan-govt-widespread-repression-57467903

A United Nations report released Wednesday on four months of unrest in Nicaragua describes a comprehensive effort of repression by the government that extends from the streets to the courts.

The report by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the government of President Daniel Ortega to immediately halt the persecution of protesters and disarm the masked civilians who have been responsible for many of the killings and arbitrary detentions.

More than 300 people have been killed in violence since mid-April in this Central American nation. Neighboring Costa Rica has been flooded with thousands of requests for asylum by people fleeing Nicaragua.

The report describes illegal arrests, torture and closed trials. Doctors, professors and judges who have spoken out or protested have been dismissed from their jobs to discourage people from participating in or supporting the protests.

[Eugene]

1. Nicaragua to expel UN team after critical report

Source: Associated Press

Nicaragua to expel UN team after critical report

By LUIS MANUEL GALEANO
9 minutes ago

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expelling a United Nations human rights team two days after the body published a critical report blaming it for the violent repression of opposition protests.

A U.N. human rights official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation said Friday the team was told to leave the country. An official statement was expected later.

The U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Nicaragua on Sept. 5, the official said.

The report released Wednesday by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights described repression that stretched from the streets to courtrooms, where some protesters face terrorism charges.

More than 300 people have been killed since popular protests began in mid-April triggered by cuts to the country’s social security system. Ortega reversed the cuts, but demonstrations quickly expanded and turned into a call for him to step down.

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[GatoGordo]

2. Par for the course.

Ortega has his own "watchers"... CEELA who insist that Ortega is blameless.

Of course, they are the same group that said the last few elections in Venezuela were completely legit.