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-10-2025-0128
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Diana Riba i Giner, Catarina Vieira, Maria Ohisalo, Nicolae Ştefănuță, Ville Niinistö
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A resolution on repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities. It condemns the repression and constitutional reform, urges Nicaragua to review the reform, release political prisoners, and end persecution, and calls on the EU to increase support and hold authorities accountable.¶¶¶
Key points
- Expresses deep concern that the constitutional reform impacts guarantees of future free and fair elections; urges Nicaragua to review it to ensure rule of law and separation of powers.¶
- Condemns systematic repression against opposition, indigenous people, students, NGOs and religious leaders, and the use of criminal law to persecute opponents; calls on Nicaragua to cease politically motivated persecution, criminalization and arbitrary detention.¶
- Condemns provisions institutionalizing the state's power to strip citizenship for broadly defined treason and the arbitrary deprivation of nationality for at least 450 individuals; urges Nicaragua to ensure the right to nationality, prevent statelessness, and guarantee family reunification and documentation.¶
- Calls for the immediate release of the 45 remaining political prisoners.¶
- Supports the renewal of the Human Rights Council's Group of Experts on Nicaragua.¶
- Calls on Nicaragua to guarantee the life and integrity of human rights defenders; highlights the role of civil society, defenders, journalists and religious leaders; calls on the EU to increase support for those in the country and in exile.¶
- Is particularly worried by the impact of the US aid freeze on programs and NGOs in Nicaragua.¶
- Urges the EU to hold Nicaraguan authorities accountable, including through Universal Jurisdiction cases, and to explore international mechanisms for violations of the 1961 convention on statelessness and the 1984 convention against torture.¶
- Supports EU Delegations' efforts to closely monitor developments, including trial monitoring and visiting political prisoners.¶
Who is affected
- Nicaraguan authorities: urged to review the constitutional reform, release political prisoners, end persecution, and ensure rights.¶¶¶
- Human rights defenders, political opponents, religious communities, indigenous people, students, NGOs: targets of repression, called to be protected.¶
- Individuals deprived of nationality: at least 450 people, urged to have rights restored.¶
- EU and member states: called to increase support and hold Nicaraguan authorities accountable.¶¶