For the Restoration of the Rule of Law and Democracy in Nicaragua
El CLACSO Working Group on Violence in Government and Democracy It rejects and condemns the grave situation in Nicaragua. It calls on the international community to exert greater pressure to end the autocratic and dictatorial regime that has systematically destroyed the rule of law and democracy in Nicaragua.
The situation in Nicaragua cannot continue to be tolerated, given the thousands of complaints from Nicaraguan citizens, the report by the Human Rights Council (March 2023) that substantiates the serious violations and abuses of rights, the extrajudicial executions since 2018 and the existence of crimes against humanity; the declaration by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the permanent contempt of the State of Nicaragua; the cancellation of more than 3.144 legal statuses of national and international non-profit organizations, of 19 universities and the confiscation of their assets.
In defense of democracy in Nicaragua, we reject the co-optation of the legislative and judicial branches, the instrumentalization of criminal and constitutional law, and the use of the law as a violent tool for persecution and control of citizens. Stronger sanctions against the regime of Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo are urgently needed. According to press sources, in his recent speeches, he intends to appoint Murillo as co-president, a position that does not exist in Nicaraguan democracy.
The recent unprecedented events include the exile of 222 political opponents who had been held in inhumane conditions and the stripping of nationality, civil rights, and political privileges from 94 Nicaraguans accused of treason for allegedly altering the Nicaraguan Constitution. Although the Nicaraguans were not deported to the United States under humane conditions and detailed information about the process is lacking, it serves as a clear indication that international pressure must be maintained and increased until the autocratic regime ends.
Nicaragua.
We join the thousands of voices demanding the release of the 33 political prisoners, the restoration of the rule of law and democracy in Nicaragua.
We reiterate our unwavering commitment and defense of the Democratic Rule of Law.
March 23th 2023
CLACSO Working Group
Violence, governments and democracy [+]
This statement expresses the position of the aforementioned Working Group and not necessarily that of the centers and institutions that make up the CLACSO international network, its Steering Committee or its Executive Secretariat.
