Dossier
Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners
Coverage of Mechanism for the Recognition of Political Prisoners in the Nexus archive.
- UN calls on Nicaragua to investigate Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera’s death in custody
The UN Human Rights Office urged Nicaragua to investigate the death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera in custody, who was imprisoned in 2023 amid a government crackdown. The Nicaraguan government attributed his death to a bacterial infection following COVID-19, but the UN criticized his arbitrary detention and lack of transparency.