Amnesty International accuses Ortega in extrajudicial killings
Amnesty International points to extrajudicial killings in Nicaragua
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Human rights organization Amnesty International said on Thursday it had documented at least six “possible extrajudicial executions” in Nicaragua during a government crackdown on protests against President Daniel Ortega.
Nicaragua has been roiled by unrest since demonstrations began against planned welfare cuts by Ortega’s government in April, which then spiraled into a wider protest against him.
The crackdown on protesters has sparked widespread international condemnation. Ortega’s supporters say the protests have been orchestrated by his opponents to remove the former Marxist guerrilla from power.
In a report presented on Thursday in Berlin, Amnesty International said that two men, aged 22 and 34, and a 16-year-old boy were shot and killed by police while fleeing a shootout on July 24.
The other three potential victims were a policeman who stood down and two youths killed when students of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua on July 13 barricaded themselves in a church in Managua, Amnesty International said.
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