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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2547(RSP))

On the repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular

B-10-2025-0126

on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Željana Zovko, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Gabriel Mato, David McAllister, Vangelis Meimarakis, Wouter Beke, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Tomáš Zdechovský, Mirosława Nykiel, Jessica Polfjärd, Luděk Niedermayer, Jan Farský, Andrey Kovatchev, Inese Vaidere

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This resolution condemns the Nicaraguan regime's systematic human rights violations and rejects its constitutional reform, which it says institutionalises a totalitarian regime. It calls on the EU to ensure funds do not strengthen the regime, support opposition in exile and host countries, and open ICC investigations into crimes against humanity. It also demands triggering the Association Agreement's democratic clause, expanding sanctions, and supporting civil society and the Church.

Key points

  1. Strongly condemns the Nicaraguan regime's systematic human rights violations against its population, democratic opposition, students, CSOs, and the persecution of the Catholic Church.
  2. Rejects the constitutional reform as regressive and institutionalising a totalitarian regime incompatible with a modern democratic state.
  3. Requests the Nicaraguan regime to implement recommendations by the GHREN and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
  4. Calls for EU and member states to include human rights guarantees for European funds, including via multilateral institutions, with strict monitoring to avoid strengthening the regime.
  5. Urges the EU to increase support for Nicaraguan opposition and CSOs in exile and to support countries receiving migrants like Costa Rica.
  6. Highlights the role of CSOs, human rights defenders, the Church and journalists; asks the EU to reinforce dialogue and support mechanisms.
  7. Calls on EU member states and the UN Security Council to open ICC investigations into Nicaragua and Daniel Ortega for crimes against humanity, per the Rome Statute.
  8. Reiterates demand to trigger the Association Agreement's democratic clause and rejects dialogue through the Joint-Parliamentary Committee with regime-controlled members.
  9. Reiterates call to expand sanctions to include Ortega and his inner circle.

Who is affected

  • The Nicaraguan regime and Daniel Ortega face calls for ICC investigations and expanded sanctions.
  • Nicaraguan opposition, CSOs in exile, and host countries like Costa Rica would receive increased EU support.
  • EU and member states must ensure funds do not strengthen the regime and must monitor compliance.