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<p>The UK remains deeply concerned about human rights protections in Nicaragua and
continues to support the work of the UN and OAS. The Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights (IACHR) statement of 6 December denounced the establishment of a police
state in Nicaragua, characterised by daily violations of human rights, suppression
of fundamental freedoms, constant climate of fear and intimidation against human rights
defenders and lack of due process and access to justice. On 22 November, the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported 586 political prisoners, and we are
alarmed by reports of ill-treatment of these prisoners. The UK supports the call from
the OHCHR for the authorities to immediately end repression of those who speak out
against the Government and we call on the Nicaraguan Government to safeguard the life,
physical integrity and health of the people in their custody.</p>
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