Back

Weekly Report - 10 January 2019 (WR-19-01)

NICARAGUA: International pressure builds on Ortega

The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, decided at the end of last year to begin the process of applying Article 20 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IADC) against Nicaragua. Almagro’s announcement followed the latest damning report released on 20 December by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an autonomous OAS body, which President Daniel Ortega ejected from the country the previous day, prompting international condemnation. Also indicative of pressure mounting on Ortega, at the end of last year US President Donald Trump promulgated the Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (Nica Act). This is the boldest move so far by the US against the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional (FSLN) government.

End of preview - This article contains approximately 737 words.

Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article

Not a Subscriber?

Choose from one of the following options

LatinNews
Intelligence Research Ltd.
167-169 Great Portland Street,
5th floor,
London, W1W 5PF - UK
Phone : +44 (0) 203 695 2790
Contact
You may contact us via our online contact form
Copyright © 2022 Intelligence Research Ltd. All rights reserved.