Nicaragua - December 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced it was ending its humanitarian work in Nicaragua, at the request of the government. The government did not provide any reasoning regarding the expulsion publicly. The international organization’s mandate in the country was focused on “preventing and addressing the humanitarian consequences of deprivation of liberty”, providing training on international humanitarian law and human rights, and on providing support to the Nicaraguan Red Cross. The latter was dissolved in May by the Legislature and had its assets confiscated. The ICRC’s staff carried out visits to persons deprived of their liberty, including political prisoners, and also assisted in negotiations between government and opposition regarding the conditions and release of some of these political prisoners.

Sources: International Committee of the Red Cross, Infobae, El Pais, International IDEA