2023-08-19 02:00:00
Likewise, it blames them for being accomplices in the “unjust detention of brave people who support a free civil society, including Bishop Rolando Álvarez.”
“We will continue to work with the international community to promote accountability for those who threaten democracy in Nicaragua, and we remain committed to promoting the fundamental freedoms of the Nicaraguan people and respect for their human rights,” adds the State Department.
At the beginning of August 2022, the government’s harassment of Bishop Álvarez, a critic of human rights violations in Nicaragua, worsened. As a result, the religious leader was forced to remain kidnapped in his episcopal residence for 14 days.
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