Document on Human Rights in Nicaragua to Ambassador Fiallo, Chair of the OAS Permanent Council

I am writing in advance of the Organization of American States (OAS) Permanent Council meeting to evaluate the situation in Nicaragua scheduled for November 29, to share with you the findings of recent reports by Human Rights Watch on the grave human rights crisis and the dismantling of the rule of law we have documented. I respectfully urge OAS member states to consider applying Article 21 of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, through which Nicaragua could be suspended from the OAS by a two-thirds majority vote. I also urge you to share this document with the Permanent Council’s member states.

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