Human Rights Watch accuses Nicaragua of torture against protesters, urges sanctions

MANAGUA: Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday .

"Daniel Ortega has shown no real commitment to justice for the victims of the brutal crackdown by National Police and armed thugs during the 2018 protests," Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, said in a statement. The Nicaraguan government did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters for comment on the report.Doctors interviewed by the organisation said they treated dozens of people showing signs of physical harm consistent with abuse and torture described by the detainees.

"The cases we documented are consistent with a pattern of systematic abuse against anti-government protesters and opponents that international human rights bodies have reported," Human Rights Watch said.

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