Event Brief
UN says Nicaragua responsible for at least 8 custody deaths
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Summary: UN human rights experts said the Nicaraguan government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since it began a crackdown on dissent and assaults on democratic institutions in 2018. The experts’ report condemns President Daniel Ortega and co-President Rosario Murillo amid recent election cancellations.
WHO: UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua
WHAT: Said Nicaragua’s government is responsible for at least eight deaths in custody since 2018
WHEN: 2018
WHERE: Nicaragua
WHY: The UN experts attributed the deaths in custody to the government’s crackdown on dissent and assaults on democratic institutions that began in 2018.
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