human rights defender
Jasson Noel Salazar Rugama
Actions and Campaigns
Organization affiliation
- Movimiento Universitario 19 de Abril (MU19A)
HRD's year of birth
1996
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Social and community leader
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) Jasson Salazar was a 26-year-old man who was part of the 19 April University Movement.
Detained since
Apr 4, 2023
Date of release
Sep 6, 2024
Charge(s)
- Spreading fake news
- Subversion
Sentence
(AI translated) 8 years in prison and a fine of 500 days' pay, equivalent to C$38,815.
Latitude: 12.183752347983708
Longitude: -86.08590737952117
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
Sistema Penitenciario Jorge Navarro, conocido como Carcel La Modelo
Recent case update / evolution
(AI translated) Exiled and stripped of his nationality and possessions
He is currently seeking refuge in the United States.
Any other relevant documents
(AI translated) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Precautionary Measures No. 304-23 https://www.oas.org/es/cidh/decisiones/MC/2023/Res_34-23_MC-304-23_NI.pdf
Provisional Measures granted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 27 March 2025 https://corteidh.or.cr/docs/medidas/chamorro_se_15.pdf
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