{"id":164359,"date":"2025-04-03T05:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/ghren-identifies-54-senior-officials-responsible-for-repression-in-nicaragua\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:42:32","slug":"ghren-identifies-54-senior-officials-responsible-for-repression-in-nicaragua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/english\/ghren-identifies-54-senior-officials-responsible-for-repression-in-nicaragua\/","title":{"rendered":"GHREN identifies 54 senior officials responsible for repression in Nicaragua"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A total of 54 high-ranking Nicaraguan officials, identified by name, position, and surname, have been named as responsible for serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity in the country. This is according to a new and detailed report by the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN), published on April 3, 2025, in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n

The list includes six generals and five colonels from the high command of the Nicaraguan Army, the national police chief, eight general commissioners, and one senior commissioner from the police force\u2014all part of the repressive apparatus directly controlled by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.<\/p>\n\n

The report also provides an in-depth analysis of institutional structures, chains of command, and the \u201cstate and individual\u201d responsibilities of those involved in the state-led repression following the April 2018 uprising.<\/p>\n\n

“For the first time, we reveal how dozens of individuals are linked to the human rights violations and crimes documented in our previous reports,” said Jan-Michael Simon, chairman of the Group of Experts.<\/p>\n\n

According to the 234-page document, these individuals play key roles in the execution of arbitrary detentions, torture, extrajudicial executions, persecution of civil society and the media, as well as in the denationalization and confiscation of private property.<\/p>\n\n

“What we discovered is a tightly coordinated system of repression, extending from the Presidency down to local officials,” said Ariela Peralta, the Group’s expert. “These are not random or isolated incidents,” added Simon, “they are part of a deliberate and well-orchestrated state policy, which is carried out by identifiable actors through defined chains of command. <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n

The experts reiterated their call for the international community to take urgent and concrete measures, including legal action, sanctions and increased support for victims and civil society.<\/p>\n\n

“This report is a roadmap for justice,” said Reed Brody, the Panel’s expert. “States, prosecutors and international institutions now have the names, structures and evidence needed to move forward on accountability,” added the Panel’s expert. <\/p>\n\n

In addition, the report describes and analyzes the human rights situation in Nicaragua, detailing systematic violations and abuses. It also exposes patterns of repression, including: <\/p>\n\n