Radio Darío
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2020-090-002
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2020
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 12.865416
Longitude: -85.207229
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Nicaragua
- From Region
- Type of record
- Named organization
- Was the victim a foreign national?
- No
- Was the victim a minor?
- No
- Type of rights defended
- Unclear in SG Report
- Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
- No
- Reported trigger of reprisal
It is believed that the graffiti was linked to action taken by the UN related to his case, in an effort to silence and intimidate him. Two weeks earlier, on 26 August 2019, special procedures mandate holders and the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights had issued a press release highlighting that Radio Darío workers in León had been the victims of harassment, threats, arbitrary detention and acts of violence, and that their facilities had been raided and attacked by pro-Government elements. 68 Mandate holders had also addressed the situation of Mr. Toruño and Radio Darío on 19 August 2019 to the authorities (NIC 5/2019).
- Engagement with UN body
- Other
- UN Special Procedures: thematic
- Dates of engagement
- 19 August 2019; 26 August 2019
- Type of attempted engagement
- UN raised case of person/organization
- Dates of mentioned reprisals
- 7 septiembre 2019
- Location of mentioned reprisals
- León
- Reprisal information
On 7 September 2019, Mr. Aníbal Toruño, who had recently returned to Nicaragua from exile, found threatening graffiti on the walls of his house and those of Radio Darío, of which he is the owner.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Property damage/raid/search/confiscation
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- Unclear
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- No
- Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
- Yes
- Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
- No
- Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
- No
- Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
- No
- How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
- 0