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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the OAS has the mandate of promoting and protecting human rights in the Hemisphere.
Oct 18, 2018 8 tweets 5 min read
After six months of political crisis and high levels of violence in #Nicaragua, the @IACHR has registered 325 deaths, including those of 21 police officers. Repression and violence cannot be the response of a democratic state to the demands of its people. #MESENI of the @IACHR registered the death of 24 children and adolescents. The Commission calls on the state to disclose information about the investigations pertaining to these deaths as well as in regards to the total number of deaths in #Nicaragua.