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A group of Latin American countries, including Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, requested Monday in a joint statement the "cessation Immediate acts of violence "in Nicaragua and the" dismantling of military groups. "
These countries also condemned the violence that caused" the loss of more than 300 lives and hundreds of wounded ", as well as the" repression " "against students and civilians," reads the statement issued by the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
They also call for the reactivation of the national dialogue in Nicaragua, between the government of Daniel Ortega and the opposition, which has been represented in recent weeks by the Catholic Church, whose original role was mediation between the two parties.
"An appeal to the Government of Nicaragua and other social actors to demonstrate their commitment and participate constructively in peaceful negotiations with concrete results that peacefully address the country's fundamental challenges," the statement added. .
Since April 18, some 350 people have lost their lives in a wave of protests against a reform of the pension system that has become a claim to demand the release of Ortega's power.
The opposition accuses this former 72-year-old guerrilla, who has been in power since 2007 and whose wife Rosario Murillo is the current vice-president, to establish a dictatorship and asks to anticipate in March next presidential elections of 2021
ACÁ FULL DECLARATION:
Special Declaration on the situation in Nicaragua
The Governments of the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Chile, the Republic Colombia, Costa Rica, Republic of Guatemala, Republic of Honduras, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Republic of Paraguay, Republic of Peru and Eastern Republic of Uruguay, having regard to the situation in the Republic of Nicaragua:
Express their concern over the violation of human rights and freedoms and its firm condemnation of the repeated and serious acts of violence that took place in Nicaragua and which to date, the deplorable loss of more than 300 lives and hundreds of injuries; repression and violence against students and members of civil society, as well as the delay in providing urgent medical badistance to the wounded.
They demand the immediate cessation of acts of violence, intimidation and threats against Nicaraguan society; and the dismantling of paramilitary groups
They urge to reactivate the national dialogue in Nicaragua, in a climate of respect for fundamental freedoms, involving all parties to generate peaceful and lasting solutions to the situation in Nicaragua and the strengthening of democracy , human rights and the rule of law in this country;
Support the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference to continue its work of researching and promoting solutions to the conflict and respecting the human rights of Nicaraguans;
Thanks the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the visits to Nicaragua to investigate these events and urges the Government of Nicaragua to comply with the 15 recommendations made; and to collaborate with the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI);
They call upon the Government of Nicaragua and other social actors to demonstrate their commitment and to participate constructively in peaceful negotiations with tangible results that peacefully address the country's fundamental challenges, including institution-building the recommendations of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission and the holding of free, fair and timely elections, in an environment free from fear, intimidation, threat or violence.
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