Representatives of the Catholic Church get up at the end of the third day of the national dialogue in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday, May 21, 2018. The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega violated human rights through the excessive use of force against street demonstrations, according to the preliminary observations of investigators from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. (Alfredo Zuniga/Associated Press)MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Talks broke down Wednesday between President Daniel Ortega’s government and opposition and civic groups on resolving weeks of unrest in which dozens of people were killed. “Given that on this fourth day of dialogue no consensus has been achieved, the bishops are suspending the plenary dialogue,” Brenes said in a live transmission. In a report released Monday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights found that Ortega’s government violated protesters’ human rights during the unrest, with at least 76 people dead, nearly 900 injured and hundreds arrested.

Source: Washington Post May 23, 2018 23:21 UTC