MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2026/2765(RSP))
On political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera
B-10-2026-0293
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Anna Cavazzini, Diana Riba i Giner, Cristina Guarda, Maria Ohisalo, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Ville Niinistö, Mounir Satouri
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This resolution condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime's systematic repression and crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, focusing on the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora Martínez Aburto, and Brooklyn Rivera.¶ It demands investigations, releases, and accountability, and calls on the EU and member states to support democratic actors and expand sanctions.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime's systematic repression and crimes against humanity.¶
- Condemns the arbitrary detention and death in custody of Brooklyn Rivera; demands a prompt, independent, impartial investigation into his enforced disappearance and death, in line with the Minnesota Protocol, and full accountability.¶
- Deplores the reported 15-year sentence imposed on Carlos Ramón Brenes Sánchez and Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto; demands proof of life, disclosure of their whereabouts, access to adequate medicine and their immediate release.¶
- Calls for the release of all political detainees and clarification of the whereabouts of all victims of enforced disappearance, including the six relatives of Brooklyn Rivera.¶
- Urges Nicaragua to implement the recommendations of the UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN); calls on the EU and member states to support its renewal and adequate resourcing.¶
- Calls on Nicaragua to guarantee the safety of human rights defenders; highlights the essential role of civil society, human rights defenders and journalists; reaffirms solidarity with the Nicaraguan people.¶
- Calls on the EU and its member states to strengthen support for democratic actors and civil society in Nicaragua and in exile, and to support independent forensic investigations into Rivera's death.¶
- Urges the Council to expand sanctions against officials responsible for human rights violations.¶
Who is affected
- The Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, which is condemned for repression and crimes against humanity.¶
- Political prisoners and victims of enforced disappearance in Nicaragua, including Carlos Brenes, Salvadora Martínez Aburto, and Brooklyn Rivera's relatives.¶¶
- Human rights defenders, civil society, and journalists in Nicaragua, who are to be protected and supported.¶
- The EU and its member states, called on to support democratic actors and expand sanctions.¶¶¶