UN Rights Chief Criticises ‘Near-Total Capture’ of Nicaraguan State
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"Power is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the executive and the ruling party," warned the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Wednesday, on the occasion of the publication of a report detailing "the progressive dismantling of democratic institutions and the rule of law" in Nicaragua. Ortega, an 80-year-old Sandinista ex-guerrilla, and his wife, Rosario Murillo, five years younger, rule hard, particularly …
UN strongly criticizes the state of democratic institutions and human rights in Nicaragua. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday denounced the concentration of power in the hands of the government and the ruling party in Nicaragua, a country ruled with an iron fist by President Daniel Ortega since 2007.
“Power is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the government and the ruling party” in Nicaragua, the UN denounces, calling it an “absolutely intolerable” situation. The post Nicaragua: The UN denounces the concentration of power in the hands of the government appeared first on in.gr.
The UN High Commissioner exposes the democratic dismantling in Nicaragua after the massive closure of organizations and media.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights deplored on Wednesday 16 September 2026 the seizure of power by the executive and the ruling party in Nicaragua, a country led by an iron hand by President Daniel Ortega since 2007.
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