On the repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular
B-10-2025-0135
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Adam Bielan, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Mariusz Kamiński, Ondřej Krutílek, Veronika Vrecionová, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Assita Kanko, Ivaylo Valchev, Alexandr Vondra, Aurelijus Veryga, Alberico Gambino
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This resolution condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua for systematic human rights violations, including repression of political opponents, human rights defenders, journalists, and religious communities, particularly the Catholic Church.¶¶ It calls for the release of political prisoners, restoration of citizenship, reinstatement of civil society organizations, and expansion of EU sanctions, while deploring Nicaragua's alliances with authoritarian regimes.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime's systematic human rights violations for political reasons, including manipulation of criminal law and justice system to criminalize civil and political rights and freedom of religion.¶
- Condemns attacks on Catholic Church leadership and repression against political opposition, Christian believers, human rights defenders, and journalists; urges immediate end to repression and full respect for human rights.¶
- Calls for immediate and unconditional release of all imprisoned religious leaders and political prisoners, annulment of legal proceedings, and condemns abusive detention and illegal convictions.¶
- Calls on authorities to restore Nicaraguan citizenship to all those arbitrarily and illegally deprived of it.¶
- Calls on government to reinstate legal status of all civil society organizations and unfreeze bank accounts of universities, NGOs, and religious groups.¶
- Deplores Nicaragua's bond with authoritarian regimes in Havana and Caracas and political and military alignment with Russia and China.¶
- Reiterates call to expand EU sanctions list and cooperate with the US on fighting human trafficking gangs and drug cartels.¶
Who is affected
- The Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua is condemned and urged to change its practices.¶¶
- Political prisoners, religious leaders, human rights defenders, journalists, and civil society organizations in Nicaragua are targeted for release and reinstatement.¶¶
- Nicaraguans deprived of citizenship are called to have it restored.¶