Many observers view the detainments as human rights violations driven by the ruling government’s goal of removing obstacles to the president’s ability to capture a fourth term as ruler. Human rights activists say conditions in the country of about 6 million people are deteriorating and that the government’s behavior appeared designed to prevent dissent. According to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the conflict led to the deaths of 328 people. Those who say otherwise, he said, are participating in a defamation strategy meant to undermine Nicaragua’s sovereignty. Gonzalo Carrión, 60, was a legal director at the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights in Managua before he became an exile in Costa Rica in December 2018.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 25, 2021 21:33 UTC