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-10-2025-0130
on behalf of the ESN Group · Rapporteur: Tomasz Froelich
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This resolution condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua for persecuting Christians and political opponents and for weaponising migration. It supports US executive orders on asylum and migration, and argues that sanctions are counterproductive.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the severe persecution of Christians and political opponents by the Ortega-Murillo regime.¶
- Strongly condemns the weaponisation of migration by the regime, calling it a systemic geopolitical challenge.¶
- Notes that illegal migration to the US is linked to human trafficking and smuggling, citing a 2023 US report.¶
- Strongly supports the executive orders of the new US Trump administration in the field of asylum and migration.¶
- Believes sanctions on Nicaragua are counterproductive and worsen the economic and humanitarian situation.¶
- Notes that over a fifth of Nicaragua's population has left and fears further emigration due to sanctions.¶
Who is affected
Figures and deadlines
- 30 per cent of Nicaragua's gross domestic product comes from remittances.¶
- 10 per cent of migrants at the US southern border start in Nicaragua.
- More than 80 per cent of people held or denied entry between October 2020 and June 2024 were Latin American citizens.¶
- 80 per cent of illegal border crossings were organised by smugglers, with revenue between 4 billion and 12 billion US dollars a year.¶
- More than a fifth of Nicaragua's population has left the country.¶