IACHR: Nicaragua joins Venezuela and Cuba in blacklist

United States, Washington.- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has added Nicaragua to the black list of human rights violations, due to the deteriorating political situation in the country. this country of Central America, which includes the arrest of opponents as well as a series of violent acts, consequence of the political situation.

Nicaragua has seen intense protests over the past year against the government of Daniel Ortega.. It is estimated that more than 325 deaths are caused by this situation and thousands of arrests.

This is the first time in 25 years that Nicaragua has appeared in Chapter IV of the annual report of the IACHR, which refers this year to 2018. Each year, the report refers to the governments of the Americas where respect for human rights the human being deserves "special attention" from the Washington-based agency.

At the same time, President Ortega is committed to releasing nearly 900 political prisoners, as part of a goodwill protest in the middle of the ongoing negotiation process in this country of America. Central.

Venezuela has been mentioned in this report, of which it has been a part since 2005. The IACHR ensures that the "structural" conditions that affect the rights "are aggravated" and have led to "a serious political, social and economic crisis, to the point that there is currently a lack of rule by right".

The document indicates that the Nicaraguan executive rejected the report, calling it "non-rigorous" and "politicized".