Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: «The violence and repression observed in Nicaragua since the protests began in April are the product of the systematic erosion of human rights.»
José Miguel Vivanco, Human Rights Watch Director (HRW), asks the OAS Permanent Council of the Organization to adopt measures so that the Nicaragua Government dismantles the paramilitary groups.
According to data from the Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN), Nicaragua’s total external debt reached 11,563.2 million dollars, of which 5.6 million are owed by the public sector.
Four dead and more than 20 kidnapped in attack by paramilitary and anti riot groups in the Sutiaba neighborhood of León.
The United States Department of Treasury sanctions with the Magnitsky Law the General Commissioner Francisco Díaz and the officials of the Government of Nicaragua Francisco López and Fidel Moreno because of human rights violations and corruption.
Villagers from Villa San Jacinto, find the body of a man on the road. The body had three bullet impacts.
IACHR reports that since the work visit to Nicaragua from May 17 to 21, to date, they have granted precautionary measures to 64 people, including student leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, victims’ relatives, violence acts survivors and priests.
The Mediation and Witness Committee of the National Dialogue summons the members of the Verification and Security Commission and of the Electoral Commission to a working session next Monday, July 9th .
The Chamber of Commerce and Services of Nicaragua (CCSN) supports the march «Together we are a volcano» organized by the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy.
The Center of Documentation and Solidarity with Latin America and Africa (Cedsala) regrets the situation in Nicaragua and assures that the organization was born with the Sandinista Revolution at the end of the 70s.
April 19 Movement in La Paz Centro, León denounced to the Cenidh threats and harassment by officials of the mayor’s office and the political secretary of these municipality.
José Miguel Vivanco, Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), announces that they will present a study on Nicaraguan government officials with responsibility in the abuses in the country.
Mark Green, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrates the sanctions against three officials of the government of Nicaragua.
Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States, says that his country is with Nicaragua and that they will continue to sanction those responsible for violence and corruption.
Militant of the ruling party appears dead in a dump in Jinotepe, Carazo. Villagers of the sector report that the body was thrown out of a van by hooded individuals.
