human rights defender
Organization affiliation
- Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC)
HRD's year of birth
1975
HRD's Gender
Woman
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
- Whistle blower
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
Released
HRD's bio and work
(AI translated) Mother of three children and a working woman. She lived under constant police harassment due to her activism in Chinandega and her involvement in the demand for democracy. She ran a fast food and clothing business in Chinandega.
Through her social media accounts, she denounced human rights violations in Nicaragua, which led her to live under constant harassment by the Ortega Murillo dictatorship until the day of her arrest, when she was accused of distributing blue and white stickers in Chinandega.
Detained since
Apr 17, 2023
Date of release
Sep 5, 2024
Charge(s)
- Subversion
Latitude: 12.156695347062476
Longitude: -86.09295485281102
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
Tipitapa
Location of detention - Facility
Establecimiento Penitenciario Integral de Mujeres (EPIM), mejor conocido como «La Esperanza»
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) She suffered uterine bleeding, complains of severe pain, and the regime denies her specialised medical care.
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) Exiled and stripped of her nationality and possessions.
She is currently in exile in the United States.
Any other relevant documents
(AI translated) La Prensa, Ortega's justice system sentences six opposition figures detained in connection with the fifth anniversary of the April rebellion https://www.laprensani.com/2023/06/10/derecho-humano-ni/3159070-justicia-orteguista-condena-a-seis -opponents-arrested-in-connection-with-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-April-rebellion
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