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Attacks on Nicaragua's Catholic and civil society entities must stop, says Human Rights Watch head

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Attacks on Nicaragua’s Catholic and civil society entities must stop, says Human Rights Watch head

March 12, 2023January 21, 2026

UNITED NATIONS (OSV News) — Nicaragua's assaults on Catholic and other educational institutions, its stripping political opponents of citizenship, and its arrest of political opponents must stop, said Human Rights Watch's acting executive director, Tirana Hassan."The situation in Nicaragua has been getting progressively worse. What we have been seeing is there has been an attack…...