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The Nicaraguan Democratic Coalition has called on the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) to include Nicaragua’s situation on its agenda, citing the country’s ongoing sociopolitical and human rights crisis that began in April 2018.
“In the context of this 55th General Assembly, we urgently appeal to you to reinstate the case of Nicaragua on the OAS’s substantive agenda, in light of new developments that deepen the crisis and extend it beyond the country’s borders,” the opposition group, which operates in exile, stated in a letter sent to foreign ministers and heads of delegation attending the General Assembly.
This political organization argued that the crisis in Nicaragua should be included in the agenda, due to the existence of a “documented transnational persecution” by the Nicaraguan State against opponents and critics.
In this regard, they cited the latest report by the UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, which clearly stated that the political repression by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo “has taken on a cross-border dimension, targeting exiles, activists, and critics outside Nicaraguan territory.”
“This is confirmed by concrete acts, such as the murder (on June 19, 2025) of retired major Roberto Samcam in Costa Rica, as well as multiple cases of surveillance, attacks, forced exile, revocation of citizenship, and de facto statelessness,” the group added.
Another reason they argue Nicaragua’s situation should be on the OAS General Assembly’s agenda is that “the regime has allowed Managua’s international airport to be used as a transit point for irregular migration, including people coming from conflict zones.”
“This practice, in the context of a hybrid war, represents a real risk of infiltration by actors linked to international terrorism, directly affecting countries such as the United States, Mexico, Canada and other nations of the Central American isthmus,” they warned.
“The OAS cannot remain silent.”
In addition, the group warned that “the combination of systematic repression, forced displacement, and opaque alliances makes Nicaragua a source of regional instability.”
“The OAS, as the guarantor of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, cannot remain silent in the face of a dictatorship that exports repression and endangers hemispheric peace,” they added.
The coalition also called on the OAS to “create a special monitoring and early-warning mechanism on transnational repression and its implications.”
They urged the OAS to advance effective protection policies for Nicaraguan exiles and refugees, and to promote multilateral actions to stop impunity and prevent the instrumental use of migration flows for destabilizing purposes.
They also called for “greater coordination and information-sharing to identify and detect dormant terrorist cells that may have exploited the facilities provided by Nicaragua to enter the region, including individuals suspected of coming from conflict zones in the Middle East.”
