Nicaragua crackdown ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’ – UN

Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega has cracked down on opponents (Adalberto Roque, Pool Photo via AP, File)

The United Nations has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity” after an investigation into the expanding crackdown on political dissent.

The government of President Daniel Ortega has gone after opponents for years, hitting a turning point during mass protests in 2018 that resulted in a violent crackdown by authorities.