Human rights in Nicaragua

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Human rights in Nicaragua refer to personable, political and social rights granted to every human in Nicaragua.[1] Nicaragua derives its understanding of human rights from the Constitution of Nicaragua and international law. Nicaragua is a member state of the United Nations which states that fundamental human rights, such as freedom from slavery and freedom of expression, are enabled for all human beings without discrimination.[2]

In 2019, anti-government protests spread across the country in response to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (In Spanish Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional FSLN) government's reforms of the country's social security system. This sparked a response from parapolicial groups, the National Police, and monitoring and control groups.[3] Reports state that 328 protesters were killed in the backlash (as of 20 Sep 2019).[3] This brought international attention to enactment of human rights within the country with organisations such as the United Nations and Organization of American States determining the events to be violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Nicaragua: 1987 Constitución con reformas de 1995, 2000 y 2005". pdba.georgetown.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  2. ^ "Human Rights". www.un.org. 2016-08-30. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  3. ^ a b OEA (2009-08-01). "OEA - Organización de los Estados Americanos: Democracia para la paz, la seguridad y el desarrollo". www.oas.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-07.
  4. ^ "Nicaragua: Human Rights Violations, Impunity Continue". Human Rights Watch. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". www.un.org. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "Nicaragua". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-01-31.