Dossier
Miskito
Coverage of Miskito 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.
- Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies in Nicaragua after nearly 3 years of detention
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera died in Nicaragua after nearly three years of detention. He was identified as a Miskito rebel leader in a 1988 press conference in Managua with fellow leader Stedman Fagoth.