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Coverage dated February 28, 2024

The UN accuses Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'

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The United Nations has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.” That's according to findings released Thursday from an investigation into the country’s expanding crackdown on political dissent.

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  1. KOB 4

    The UN accuses Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity' (opens KOB 4)

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    The United Nations has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity.” That's according to findings released Thursday from an investigation into the country’s expanding crackdown on political dissent.

  2. WHO 13 Des Moines

    UN experts accuse Nicaragua’s government of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity’ (opens WHO 13 Des Moines)

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    MEXICO CITY (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts on Thursday accused Nicaragua ’s government of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity,” implicating a range of high-ranking officials in the government of President Daniel Ortega.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    U.N. experts accuse Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A panel of United Nations-backed human rights experts has accused Nicaragua’s government of committing 'serious systematic human rights violations.'

  4. NBC News

    Nicaragua accused by human rights experts of abuses ‘tantamount to crimes against humanity' (opens NBC News)

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    A panel of U.N.-backed human rights experts accused Nicaragua's government under President Daniel Ortega of systematic human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity.”

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