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UNNicaragua

Recent Reforms Intensify Political Persecution in Nicaragua and Exile, Warns the OHCHR

Geneva, December 9, 2024 – “A severe and repressive climate prevails in Nicaragua,” stated Nada Al-Nashif, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, during her oral update on...

Human rights

Gender-Based Violence and the Mental Health of Women Human Rights Defenders: Recognizing the Impact and Proposing Prevention, Care, and Reparation Measures

Washington, DC; November 25, 2024.– Berta Soler, leader of the organization Damas de Blanco (Cuba), began her activism when her son was four years old; today, he is 29....

LGBTI

Trans Remembrance: TGEU registers one of the highest numbers of murders of trans persons in the world

TGEU's Trans Murder Monitoring warns that this increase occurs in the context of the advance of anti-democratic and transphobic movements.

Nicaragua

UPR: Nicaragua Denies Human Rights Violations in the Name of Sovereignty

Geneva, November 15, 2024 – The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses deep concern over Nicaragua’s position at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of...

IACHRNicaragua

At IACHR Hearing on Nicaragua: International Financial Institutions Inadvertently Fund Crimes Against Humanity

Washington, D.C., November 15, 2024 – “The international community and various funds from International Financial Institutions (IFIs) are inadvertently financing crimes against humanity,” stated Arif Bulkan, Special Rapporteur on...

ENUNNicaragua

UPR Nicaragua 2024: Race and Equality calls for strong recommendations in the face of systematic human rights violations in Nicaragua

Geneva, November 12, 2024.- The State of Nicaragua will be evaluated in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13. The...

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