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MANAGUA.- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights set up Tuesday the Interdisciplinary Group of Experts Independent for Nicaragua which will investigate the Violence and death has occurred since April, when social protests began in this country.
The Executive Secretary of the IACHR Paulo Abrao, and the country's rapporteur, Antonia Urrejola, informed at a press conference that the members of the group had two objectives: to assist in the investigation of the facts of the violence and support the development of a plan of attention to the victims.
"The investigations into the acts of violence and the deaths will be those that took place between April 18 and May 30 this year," said Mr. Abrao, who noted that the group would have been killed. autonomy and independence country and its members will have access to the files.
The members of the group who arrived in Nicaragua and who will be active for six months are Amérigo Incalcaterra, Sofía Macher, Claudia Paz y Paz and Pablo Parenti.
These are "people of high technical standard and recognized track record in the protection of human rights," said Mr. Abrao.
The demonstrations, led mainly by students, began on April 18 after a government reform that increased the contribution of workers and employers to social security while reducing benefits. But paramilitary and police attacks turned the protests into a claim for Daniel Ortega's departure from the government.
The conformation of the group corresponds to the third recommendation of the preliminary observations of IACHR after his visit to Nicaragua in May.
The final report of this visit revealed that until June 19, at least 212 people died in the context of social events and violent events that occurred the following days. Nonetheless, non-governmental organizations such as the Nicaraguan Human Rights Association have reported that the deaths they may have documented rise to 309.
Urrejola indicated that the priority of the IACHR is to continue to work in Nicaragua to prevent further human rights violations, but that they can not order the government of President Ortega to do so. that must be done and not done. cessation of violence.
"We work in accordance with international conventions and we make observations, recommendations," said the Commissioner.
As members of the group were introduced, police and paramilitary forces attacked Estelí in the north and Masaya and Jinotepe in the south-east with several wounded in each of the towns.
During the six-month period during which the group will work, Commission representatives indicated that it could be extended as long as the investigations warranted it.
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