UN Rights Chief Criticises ‘Near-Total Capture’ of Nicaraguan State
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“Power is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the government and the ruling party” in Nicaragua, the UN denounces, calling it an “absolutely intolerable” situation. The post Nicaragua: The UN denounces the concentration of power in the hands of the government appeared first on in.gr.
The UN High Commissioner exposes the democratic dismantling in Nicaragua after the massive closure of organizations and media.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights deplored on Wednesday 16 September 2026 the seizure of power by the executive and the ruling party in Nicaragua, a country led by an iron hand by President Daniel Ortega since 2007.
UN rights chief criticises ‘near-total capture’ of Nicaraguan state
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the authoritarian rule in Nicaragua and the country’s suppression of dissident voices. Volker Turk highlighted the dire human rights conditions under President Daniel Ortega’s regime.
Ortega, an 80-year-old former Sandinista guerrilla, and his wife, Rosario Murillo, five years younger, rule hard, particularly after the 2018 protests
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights denounced the concentration of power in Nicaragua, referring to the gradual dismantling of democratic institutions and almost absolute control by the Ortega government.
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