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The dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo is \u201cfinancing the repression of its opponents by diverting public funds\u201d through a \u201cparallel structure\u201d operating within the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), according to the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN) in a new report presented to the UN Human Rights Council on March 10, 2026. <\/p>\n\n

With documentary evidence and dozens of interviews, GHREN confirmed that since 2018 this parallel structure has been responsible for \u201cchanneling funding for security operations, pro-government armed groups, and party activities.\u201d The logistical costs for the first two months of the so-called \u201cOperation Cleanup\u201d\u2014the name the dictatorship gave to the order to dismantle barricades and suppress public protests on streets and highways across the country in 2018\u2014were estimated at 5 million dollars \u201callocated to finance pro-government armed groups,\u201d according to the report. <\/p>\n\n

According to the report, the regime used municipal budget allocations that were intended for \u201csocial assistance programs, sanitation projects, and operational expenses such as fuel, security, and travel allowances\u201d to finance repression during the anti-government protests, including the so-called \u201cOperation Cleanup.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cPolitical persecution is financed by the State, carried out through its institutions, and extends beyond the country\u2019s borders to ensure that no one\u2014absolutely no one\u2014stands in the regime\u2019s way,\u201d said Jan-Michael Simon, president of the Group of Experts.<\/p>\n\n

The president of the Group of Experts stressed that \u201crepression and institutional corruption have become the method of governance in Nicaragua under the control of the Ortega-Murillo family.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

For Reed Brody, a member of the Group of Experts, repression in Nicaragua \u201cis not improvised: it is structured and financed under a scheme of corruption.\u201d \u201cThe misuse and diversion of public resources have directly contributed to the commission of serious human rights violations,\u201d Brody said. <\/p>\n\n

Transnational surveillance and intelligence network<\/h2>\n\n

The report presented to the Human Rights Council also details that the regime has built a transnational surveillance and intelligence architecture used to \u201cmonitor, intimidate, and attack\u201d Nicaraguans displaced since 2018.<\/p>\n\n

According to GHREN, the current co\u2013foreign minister, Valdrack Jaentschke, coordinated between 2021 and 2023 part of a \u201chigh-level group tasked with directing and coordinating transnational repression in several countries,\u201d while serving in diplomatic roles.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cDiplomatic and consular structures have been instrumentalized to track, monitor, and intimidate Nicaraguans in exile,\u201d said Ariela Peralta, a member of the Group of Experts.<\/p>\n\n

The Nicaraguan Army, the National Police<\/a>\u2014which constitutes the dictatorship\u2019s main \u201cpolitical and repressive arm\u201d\u2014migration authorities, the Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services (TELCOR), diplomatic missions, and FSLN operatives are all part of this \u201cmulti-level intelligence structure\u201d dedicated to \u201csurveillance and digital harassment, hacking, and the disclosure of personal data (doxing)\u201d in order to \u201csilence critical voices,\u201d the Group of Experts detailed. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThis is a deliberate policy,\u201d Peralta added, \u201cto eliminate dissent wherever it may be found.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cArchitecture of repression\u201d must be dismantled<\/h2>\n\n

In the report, GHREN calls on the regime to adopt \u201cimmediate measures\u201d leading to the dismantling of the \u201carchitecture of repression,\u201d including \u201cdissolving the para-state apparatuses and restoring the separation of powers,\u201d and repealing all \u201crestrictive\u201d legislative and constitutional reforms adopted since 2018. <\/p>\n\n

The Group documented at least a dozen cases of killings or attempted killings targeting critics in exile, including the murder of Roberto Samcam<\/a>, a retired Army major who was shot dead at his home in San Jos\u00e9 on June 19, 2025. <\/p>\n\n

Since 2018, the regime has arbitrarily stripped 452 Nicaraguans of their nationality and has left thousands of exiles in a situation of de facto statelessness by refusing to renew or provide identification documents. <\/p>\n\n

At the same time, the dictatorship has prevented many from returning to Nicaragua, while others have faced \u201csurveillance, harassment, smear campaigns, misuse of INTERPOL mechanisms, property confiscation, and punishment by association against relatives who remain in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

GHREN calls for \u201caccountability\u201d<\/h2>\n\n

GHREN also documents persecution and repression based on gender against human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, political and community leaders, as well as LGBTIQ+ people, who have been subjected to \u201cpolitical persecution\u201d and \u201cmoral stigmatization campaigns both inside Nicaragua and in exile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cPatterns of violations with a gender dimension do not occur in isolation. They are part of a deliberate repressive strategy aimed at punishing women and feminist movements for their historic leadership as autonomous political actors,\u201d Peralta said.<\/p>\n\n

Finally, the Group of Experts stressed that it is \u201curgent\u201d for the regime to be held internationally accountable. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe longer action is delayed, the greater the harm and the deeper the consequences (\u2026) However, the resilience of victims\u2014strengthened by the careful documentation of their experiences\u2014continues to drive the search for truth, justice, and full compliance with international human rights law,\u201d Simon said. <\/p>\n\n

According to GHREN, states are called upon to mobilize a \u201ccomprehensive accountability framework\u201d\u2014including universal jurisdiction, targeted sanctions, and litigation based on international treaties\u2014to ensure strong protection for the exiled population and prevent the \u201cuse of international legal and financial mechanisms by Nicaraguan authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe Group of Experts stands ready to engage directly and constructively with the authorities (\u2026) We are prepared to travel to Nicaragua in order to monitor progress and support the implementation of human rights reforms,\u201d Brody added. <\/p>\n\n

The \u201cforced silence\u201d of families, as a result of the \u201cfear\u201d imposed by the Ortega-Murillo regime, has led to a reduction in the list of political prisoners in Nicaragua to 46 cases as of February 2026<\/a>. However, the list does not reflect the real number of political prisoners, because many cases go unreported due to fear. All political prisoners should be released, the Group of Experts said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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