victims and other sources
Cases- Location of case in SG report
- 2025-081-001
- Relevant SG report
- Year of the report
- 2025
- From Country
- Country Geolocation
Latitude: 12.865416
Longitude: -85.207229
- Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
- Nicaragua
- From Region
- Type of record
- Unnamed individual/group/organization
- Individual's/organization's activity
Among them were journalists, members of outlawed political parties, representatives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the illegal sale of collective territories, and former government officials.
- Type of rights defended
- Accountability & impunity
- Unclear in SG Report
- Women’s rights
- Reported trigger of reprisal
During the reporting period, OHCHR continued to receive requests from victims and other sources to anonymize information published about their cases, due to fears of reprisals against themselves or their relatives, whether inside the country or in exile. OHCHR has also documented that at least 62 individuals declined to engage in any form—including under conditions of confidentiality (disclosure of information without revealing data that could identify them)—with United Nations human rights mechanisms, citing the same reason. Among them were journalists, members of outlawed political parties, representatives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the illegal sale of collective territories, and former government officials. Moreover, in two cases documented by OHCHR, two women left Nicaragua permanently, in order to be able to continue to engage with international human rights mechanisms. Names and details of those concerned are withheld for fear of further reprisals.
- Engagement with UN body
- Unclear
- Type of attempted engagement
- Unclear
- Reprisal information
During the reporting period, OHCHR continued to receive requests from victims and other sources to anonymize information published about their cases, due to fears of reprisals against themselves or their relatives, whether inside the country or in exile. OHCHR has also documented that at least 62 individuals declined to engage in any form—including under conditions of confidentiality (disclosure of information without revealing data that could identify them)—with United Nations human rights mechanisms, citing the same reason. Among them were journalists, members of outlawed political parties, representatives of Indigenous Peoples affected by the illegal sale of collective territories, and former government officials. Moreover, in two cases documented by OHCHR, two women left Nicaragua permanently, in order to be able to continue to engage with international human rights mechanisms. Names and details of those concerned are withheld for fear of further reprisals.
- Types of reprisals suffered
- Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
- Alleged/likely perpetrators
- State actors
- Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
- Yes
- 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?
- Yes