Nicaragua has withdrawn from the United Nations Human Rights Council following a damning report by U.N. experts accusing ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 group of experts investigating the responsibilities of the Ortega and Murillo regime point to the military ...

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

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

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, under sanctions for human rights abuses, has sworn in 30,000 hooded civilians as a "volunteer police" force the opposition fears will be used as a tool of ...