OAS Member States Demand the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua

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Retired Sandinista Gen. Hugo, a former guerrilla leader and opposition politician died in political prison at the age of 73, relatives said Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. Torres was the first of a large group of opposition leaders rounded up in a 2021 crackdown by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua. (AP)

OAS Member States Demand the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua

Bradley A. Freden, Interim U.S. PermRep (February 18, 2022): "The U.S. stands with the Nicaraguan people and joins OAS member states to urge a return to democracy and full respect for human rights in Nicaragua. This must begin with the immediate and unconditional release of political prisoners."

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