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Nicaragua to expel UN team after critical report
Source: Associated Press
Nicaragua to expel UN team after critical report
By LUIS MANUEL GALEANO
8 minutes ago
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expelling a United Nations human rights team two days after the body published a critical report blaming it for the violent repression of opposition protests.
A U.N. human rights official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation said Friday the team was told to leave the country. An official statement was expected later.
The U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Nicaragua on Sept. 5, the official said.
The report released Wednesday by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights described repression that stretched from the streets to courtrooms, where some protesters face terrorism charges.
More than 300 people have been killed since popular protests began in mid-April triggered by cuts to the country’s social security system. Ortega reversed the cuts, but demonstrations quickly expanded and turned into a call for him to step down.
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By LUIS MANUEL GALEANO
8 minutes ago
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expelling a United Nations human rights team two days after the body published a critical report blaming it for the violent repression of opposition protests.
A U.N. human rights official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation said Friday the team was told to leave the country. An official statement was expected later.
The U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Nicaragua on Sept. 5, the official said.
The report released Wednesday by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights described repression that stretched from the streets to courtrooms, where some protesters face terrorism charges.
More than 300 people have been killed since popular protests began in mid-April triggered by cuts to the country’s social security system. Ortega reversed the cuts, but demonstrations quickly expanded and turned into a call for him to step down.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/2c4e70ea9d2c410b823488c28c795a53/Nicaragua-to-expel-UN-team-after-critical-report