UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday that Nicaraguans are not likely to be able to fully use their political rights in November elections, amid a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega’s government against the opposition.
Speaking at a session of the UN Human Rights Council, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said the people his government has arrested had committed crimes against his country’s sovereignty, independence and security.
He also criticised the United States and Europe for “policies and actions of interference” in Nicaragua.
