Geneva, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - UN rights chief criticises 'near-total capture' of Nicaraguan state

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The UN rights chief on Wednesday criticised creeping authoritarianism and abuses of power in Nicaragua, which has been ruled with an iron fist by President Daniel Ortega since 2007. After the publication of a report on the rights situation in the central American country and the repression of dissident voices beyond Nicaragua's borders, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that "the situation is utterly indefensible". "The rep......

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