Nicaragua: CPDH says that the Police are the most reported institution

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The Permanent Commission on Human Rights of Nicaragua (CPDH) received 1,622 complaints of human rights violations between January 1 and November 30.

This, according to the organization's annual report presented this Thursday in Managua.

While 1,142 of these complaints were filed by women, 70% of the total cases correspond to complaints of siege, threats and political persecution, according to Karla Sequeira, a lawyer for the CPDH.

Also, 70% involve complaints of abuse of authority against the National Police, he indicated.

CNN sought a reaction from the National Police to the CPDH report.

However, your Public Relations Department has not yet responded to our request.

CNN also consulted the government's Council for Communication and Citizenship, but has yet to receive a response.

Nicaraguan Police say he is a victim of violence

However, the National Police appeared this Thursday in a parliamentary session as a victim of violence.

Which is exercised, according to the institution, by opponents of the government during the 2018 protests. This was reported by the National Assembly channel on its Twitter account.

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In its tweet, the Assembly said that two people gave their testimonies during the special Human Rights Day session.

"Comrade Inspector of the National Police Damaris Martínez, survivor (of violence), and Comrade Manuela Flores Grijalva, grandmother of the young Carlos Miranda, murdered in the Mayor's Office of District 6 of Managua."

The National Assembly added that Martínez and Flores Grijalva "stressed that they do not want to re-live those episodes they suffered."

They also "want Nicaragua to continue building its peace and development hand in hand with the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity."

The official website El 19 digital stated on May 12, 2018 that "Carlos Alberto Miranda was murdered by right-wing criminal groups when he was guarding the facilities of the 6th district of the Managua Mayor's Office."

But according to a report by the International Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), members of the opposition April 19 Movement expressed that these statements constituted a maneuver to incriminate them in an attack that, according to them, was carried out by shock groups linked to the government.

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