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High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union (EU) and Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini today (17) asked the Nicaraguan Government to put "immediate end The State Department of the United States has issued an urgent appeal to the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, for it prevents attacks against the city of Masaya, in the west of country, one of the strongholds of the resistance of the opposition to the government.
In a message on Twitter, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America, Paco Palmieri demanded the immediate end of the alleged alleged "combined forces" of the government, composed of police and paramilitaries, since April 18, demonstrations are daily in various cities of Nicaragua. There are clashes between civilians and the police forces.
The European Union delegation in Nicaragua reported that Mogherini had written to the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Moncada, calling for the immediate end of the violence, the repression and arbitrary detention. The "combined forces" of the Nicaraguan government kept the isolated Nicaraguan town of Masaya and led a strong armed attack against the community of Monimbó, one of those offering greater resistance
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L & # The European Union "stands ready to accompany and support the dialogue, in particular the Democracy and Electoral Affairs Committee, with a view to the necessary reforms and a fully democratic and timely electoral process," he added.
The EU also announced that it had planned 300,000 euros ($ 349,854) to support medical care for the wounded and strengthen support for human rights organizations, including the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) and the Follow-up Mechanism for Nicaragua (Meseni)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights rights of l & # 3 9 (OHCHR) charged the Nicaraguan government with "killings, extrajudicial executions, ill-treatment, torture and arbitrary detentions against the majority of the country's population", but the Nicaraguan Government denies it.
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In recent days, the Ortega called "Cleansing Operation", which consists of attacks on cities that have set up roadblocks to protest against the president and prevent the movement of "forces" combined ".
Activist groups reported that attacks had been recorded against the cities of Diriá, Diriomo, Masaya and Niquinhomo
* According to information provided by the Agency EFE . : Valeria Aguiar
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