Nicaragua: Brooklyn Rivera must be released before it is too late

In response to the statement issued by Nicaraguan authorities regarding the critical health condition of Indigenous leader and prisoner of conscience Brooklyn Rivera, César Marín, Americas Campaigns Director at Amnesty International, said:

“Brooklyn Rivera must be released immediately and unconditionally. His critical health condition while in the custody of the Nicaraguan state confirms the extreme risk to which he has been exposed after more than two years of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, incommunicado detention, and lack of regular access to his family, trusted legal counsel and independent oversight.”

Brooklyn Rivera must be released immediately and unconditionally. His critical health condition while in the custody of the Nicaraguan state confirms the extreme risk to which he has been exposed after more than two years of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention, incommunicado detention, and lack of regular access to his family, trusted legal counsel and independent oversight.

César Marín, Americas Campaigns Director at Amnesty International.

Amnesty International has repeatedly warned that the conditions in which Brooklyn Rivera has been held could seriously endanger his life and personal integrity. Today, those warnings have materialized into a situation of extreme urgency that the government can no longer hide.

“While Brooklyn Rivera remains deprived of his liberty, Nicaraguan authorities must immediately guarantee regular access to his family and end his incommunicado detention. They must also ensure that he receives all the medical care he requires, allow an independent medical evaluation, and facilitate oversight by international protection mechanisms. The international community must act urgently and press the Nicaraguan state to secure his release and, immediately, to protect his life and personal integrity.”

The international community must act urgently and press the Nicaraguan state to secure his release and, immediately, to protect his life and personal integrity.”

César Marín, Americas Campaigns Director at Amnesty International.

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