UN Accuses Nicaraguan Government of 'Crimes Against Humanity'

A UN-backed panel has implicated high-ranking officials in systematic abuses, urging global leaders to expand sanctions.

UN-backed human rights experts accuse Nicaragua's government of systematic abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'.
Investigation reveals a wide-ranging crackdown on political dissent, targeting civilians, including students, Indigenous and Black Nicaraguans, and church members.
High-ranking officials, including the heads of the National Assembly and Supreme Court, are implicated in facilitating repression.
The crackdown has expanded beyond Nicaragua, affecting those who fled, with hundreds stripped of their citizenship.
The UN calls for the release of 'arbitrarily' detained Nicaraguans and expansion of sanctions against those involved in human rights violations.