There are already 264 people killed by the repression of Ortega: IACHR

Most countries of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) called on the Nicaraguan government to put an end to repression and extrajudicial executions before the worsening of the crisis. broke out on April 18 and, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 264 dead and 1,800 wounded.

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), expresses concern over violence in the country and supports the mediation of bishops in search of a peaceful solution to the crisis.

At the session of the OAS, the Secretary General, Luis Almagro condemned the state's violence and parapolicies, calling it "abusive and criminal ".

In his report, the executive secretary of the IACHR, Paulo Abrão denounced "the deterioration, deepening and diversification of repression in Nicaragua last week".

He added that the IACHR has observed new forms of repression against people involved in demonstrations and opponents of the government and a particular impact on children and adolescents.

Nicaraguan Chancellor Denis Moncada rejected the report as "hasty, prejudicial and lacking in objectivity".

He attributed the violence to "terrorist groups" and organized crime seeking to overthrow the government of President Daniel Ortega .

Venezuela and Bolivia are the only countries in the OAS to have expressed support for the Nicaraguan government.

At least a dozen countries have urged the authorities of this country to respect human rights. One of the most critical was the United States, whose Ambbadador Carlos Trujillo accused the Ortega government of preventing the work of the IACHR.