“Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners” sees a “worsening” of the Ortega-Murillo regime’s repressive mechanisms.
HAVANA TIMES – Forced disappearances “continue worsening” in Nicaragua, according to the Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners. Up until September 2024, the organization identified nine people as unaccounted for, months after they were detained by police. Among them is indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, formerly a deputy in the National Assembly, opposition leader Jaime Navarrete, and journalist Fabiola Tercero.
Other people in “forced disappearance” are: Eddie Moisés Gonzáles, Gerson Antonio Zeledón, Carmen María Sáenz, Lesbia Gutiérrez, Evelin Carolina Matus, y Domingo Antonio Munguía.
In all these cases, family members haven’t been able to see their loved ones for months, or even confirm their whereabouts or their state of health. The prisoners’ monitoring group highlighted these problems during their update of the current list of political prisoners, which – as of September 25 – numbers 45.
“The Nicaraguan regime continues using forced disappearance as a strategy to punish opponents. A clear example of this practice it the situation of the detained persons who are being denied the right to receive visits over prolonged periods of time – periods which can stretch from three to six or even nine months. Such restrictions serve not only to isolate the political prisoners, but also to inf
