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San José, Costa Rica – Nicaragua’s regime-aligned Congress approved a law Tuesday empowering domestic courts to pass rulings against people and entities abroad that are found to promote sanctions against the internationally criticized government.
The courts in Nicaragua are also viewed as loyal to President Daniel Ortega’s regime, which has shuttered almost 5,500 NGOs since protests against him in 2018 were met with a crackdown the United Nations said left more than 300 people dead. Ortega, a 78-year-old former guerrilla, considers the 2018 protests an attempted coup promoted by the United States and backed by the religious community.The new law applies to Nicaraguans and foreigners — individuals, companies and NGOs — and makes provision for the confiscation of assets, though it was not made clear how such judgments would be carried out on foreign soil.
Regarding the law, HRW expressed concern it may be used “to further pressure and intimidate exiled citizens and foreigners for the legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of expression, and other rights.”
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