UN Report Accuses Nicaragua of Gender-Based Political Repression
Source: Dev Discourse
The Nicaraguan Government has used gender-based violence as a tool of political repression against women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ individuals, according to a new report released by the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.
The report states that authorities have employed gender-specific forms of persecution to punish and silence people perceived as opponents of the Government. Since 2018, thousands of individuals across the country have reportedly faced violations, abuses, and acts that UN experts describe as crimes against humanity. Among those affected are women human rights defenders, feminists, journalists, political activists, students, rural workers, Indigenous women, Afro-descendant women, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Ariela Peralta Distéfano, a member of the Group of Experts, said many women have faced political persecution that was intensified by gender discrimination and deeply rooted stereotypes.
The Nicaraguan Government has used gender-based violence as a tool of political repression against women, girls, and LGBTIQ+ individuals, according to a new report released by the United Nations Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.
The report states that authorities have employed gender-specific forms of persecution to punish and silence people perceived as opponents of the Government. Since 2018, thousands of individuals across the country have reportedly faced violations, abuses, and acts that UN experts describe as crimes against humanity. Among those affected are women human rights defenders, feminists, journalists, political activists, students, rural workers, Indigenous women, Afro-descendant women, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community.
Ariela Peralta Distéfano, a member of the Group of Experts, said many women have faced political persecution that was intensified by gender discrimination and deeply rooted stereotypes.