Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular
TA-10-2025-0017 · P10_TA(2025)0017 · PE769.700
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Parliament condemns the Ortega-Murillo regime's human rights violations and persecution of opponents, religious leaders, and civil society, urging release of detainees and restoration of rule of law.¶ It calls for reversing the constitutional reform, ending statelessness as a weapon, and ensuring EU funds do not strengthen the regime.¶¶¶ Parliament urges support for civil society and exiles, ICC investigations, triggering the EU Association Agreement's democratic clause, expanding sanctions, and extraditing Alessio Casimirri.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns widespread human rights violations and persecution of opposition, students, civil society, and religious leaders, mainly Catholic.¶
- Urges immediate release of all arbitrarily detained and restoration of rule of law, legal status of organizations, freedoms, and rights of exiled individuals.
- Denounces use of statelessness and exile as a weapon against dissenting voices; calls for ending restrictions on civic space.¶
- Calls on regime to reverse constitutional reform and repressive laws, respect international obligations, and implement UN expert recommendations.¶
- Calls for EU to include human rights guarantees in fund allocation and ensure funds do not strengthen the regime.¶
- Highlights role of civil society, human rights defenders, Catholic Church, and journalists; calls for EU dialogue and support, including for receiving countries like Costa Rica.¶
- Calls on member states to open ICC investigations into crimes against humanity.¶
- Reiterates demand to trigger democratic clause of EU Association Agreement; rejects parliamentary dialogue with regime-controlled National Assembly.¶
- Calls for expanding sanctions to include Ortega, Rosario Murillo, and their inner circle.¶
- Calls for immediate extradition of Alessio Casimirri to Italy.¶
Who is affected
- The Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua is condemned and called on to reverse reforms and release detainees.¶¶
- Human rights defenders, political opponents, religious communities, and civil society in Nicaragua are supported.¶
- EU and member states are called on to ensure funds do not strengthen the regime and to open ICC investigations.¶¶
- Countries receiving migrants from Nicaragua, such as Costa Rica, are to receive support.¶