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UN rights chief criticises ‘near-total capture’ of Nicaraguan state

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UN rights chief criticises ‘near-total capture’ of Nicaraguan state
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights criticized the authoritarian rule in Nicaragua and the country’s suppression of dissident voices. Volker Turk highlighted the dire human rights conditions under President Daniel Ortega’s regime.

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