human rights defender
Organization affiliation
- Comité Nacional de la Coalición Nacional
- Partido Restauración Democrática (PRD)
HRD's year of birth
1965
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
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) Journalist, owner of the independent media outlet Canal 100% Noticias. The mobile television unit of 100% Noticias made it possible to broadcast throughout the country the serious human rights violations and repression carried out by police and paramilitary forces in different parts of the country. The channel became a symbol of press freedom and visibility of the Daniel Ortega government's behaviour against the Nicaraguan people.
In this context, Miguel Mora, together with his wife Veronica Chavez, journalists Lucia Pineda Ubau and Leticia Gaitan from Canal 100% Noticias, were subjected to threats, persecution and harassment in the course of their journalistic work.
From exile, he continues to work for Canal 100% Noticias, which has established itself as the digital journalism platform with the largest audience, standing out as an informative reference point in a context of dynastic dictatorship.
Detained since
Jun 20, 2021
Date of release
Feb 9, 2023
Charge(s)
- Subversion
Sentence
(AI translated) 13 years in prison
Latitude: 12.096942985994628
Longitude: -86.2812758311463
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Americas: Latin America and the Caribbean
Location of detention - City/Town
Managua
Location of detention - Facility
Dirección de Auxilio Judicial «Evaristo Vásquez» conocido como el Nuevo Chipote
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI translated) Deprived of his liberty for the first time in December 2018, when Canal 100% Noticias was confiscated from him, he was released in June 2019 under the Amnesty Law, but was subjected to constant police and parastatal harassment until he was violently arrested again on 20 June 2021, beaten and confined to a punishment cell where he could not even stand, only able to crouch, sit or lie down, subjected to cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment and poor nutrition that caused him to lose 30 pounds.
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) Exiled and stripped of his nationality and property.
On 07/02/23, a judicial notification was sent to the defence declaring him a traitor to the country and stripping him of his civil rights. He was exiled, stripped of his nationality and all his assets were confiscated. Both the defence lawyer and his wife and son (who has a disability) are in exile.
Any other relevant documents
(AI translated) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Precautionary Measure No. MC 873-18 https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/pdf/2018/90-18mc873-18-ni.pdf
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Resolution 61/2021 https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/mc/2021/Res_61-21_MC_873-18_NI_ES.PDF
On 21 May 2019, the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights adopted urgent measures in his favour. Subsequently, on 14 October 2019, these measures were lifted following his release.
Press release No. 161-2021 https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/mc/2021/Res_61-21_MC_873-18_NI_ES.PDF https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2021/ June/20Jun/POLICE/Press%20Release%20No.%20161-2021,%20arrest%20of%20Miguel%20Mora%20Barberena-3.jpg
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