Nicaragua announced last week it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, following a U.N. report that slammed the government’s human rights violations and warned the country was ...

The suspension of foreign aid programs supporting democracy promotion in authoritarian countries has left many wondering if U ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council following a damning report by U N experts accusing ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, under sanctions for human rights abuses, has sworn in 30,000 hooded civilians as a ...

(Til Buergy/Keystone via AP) Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President Rosario Murillo attend a ...

The declaration comes a day after Ortega’s administration announced its withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights ...

U.S. programs supporting opposition activists, political prisoners and religious groups in countries controlled by ...

Nicaraguan opposition leaders Olesia Muñoz ... of the demonstrations against the government of President Daniel Ortega. In August 2018, in the context of the anti-government protests, the police ...

The United Nations has urged the international community to respond to what it called human rights violations by Nicaraguan ...

"Co-presidents" Daniel Ortega and wife Rosario Murillo quit UN Human Rights Council after being accused of enacting ...

Nicaragua has withdrawn from the UN Human Rights Council following a critical report on human rights violations by President ...

Nicaragua announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, citing sovereignty against a report condemning President ...