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
HRD's bio and work
(AI Translated) Journalist, owner of the independent media outlet Canal 100% Noticias. The mobile television unit of 100% Noticias enabled the dissemination across the country of serious human rights violations and the repression carried out by police and paramilitary forces in different parts of the national territory. The channel became a symbol of press freedom and visibility of the behavior of the Daniel Ortega government against the Nicaraguan people.
In this context, Miguel Mora, together with his wife Verónica Chávez and journalists Lucía Pineda Ubau and Leticia Gaitán of Canal 100% Noticias, were subjected to threats, persecution and siege in the course of their journalistic work.
From exile, he continues working for Canal 100% Noticias, which has become the most widely‑audienced digital news platform and stands out as an informational reference in a context of dynastic dictatorship.
Current Status
Released
Detained since
Jun 20, 2021
Date of release
Feb 9, 2023
Charge(s)
- Subversion
Sentence
(AI Translated) 13 years imprisonment
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
(AI Translated) Managua
Location of detention - Facility
(AI Translated) Judicial Assistance Office “Evaristo Vásquez” known as the New Chipote
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
(AI Translated) Deprived of liberty for the first time in December 2018, when his channel 100% Noticias was confiscated, he was then released in June 2019 through the Amnesty Law, subjected to a constant police and para‑state siege, until he was detained again on June 20, 2021 in a violent manner, beaten and locked in a punishment cell where he could not stand, only 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 his assets.
On 07/02/23 a judicial notification notice was sent to the defense, declaring him a traitor to the Fatherland and disabling his civil rights. He was exiled, stripped of his nationality, and all his assets were confiscated. Both the defender, his wife, and his son (with 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 May 21, 2019, the President of the IACHR Court adopted urgent measures in his favor. Subsequently, on October 14, 2019, they were lifted after he was released
Press Note 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/Junio/20Jun/POLICIA/Nota%20de%20Prensa%20No.%20161-2021,%20detenci%C3%B3n%20de%20%20Miguel%20Mora%20Barberena-3.jpg
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