IranPress/America: The report released by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights described repression that stretched from the streets to courtrooms, where some protesters face terrorism charges.
A U.N. human rights official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the situation said the team was told to leave the country. An official statement was expected later.
The U.N. Security Council will discuss the situation in Nicaragua on Sept. 5, the official said.
The U.N. report called on the government to immediately halt the persecution of protesters and disarm the masked civilians who have been responsible for many of the killings and arbitrary detentions. It also documented cases of torture and excessive force through interviews with victims and local human rights groups.
In response, the government said that the report was biased and did not consider that its actions occurred in the context of what it alleges was a failed coup attempt. It said the report ignored the violence afflicted against members of his Sandinista party.
According to the Civic Alliance, an organisation representing the protesters, about 400 people who have been arrested since the protests began in Nicaragua in mid-April remain in detention. Nearly 140 have been charged with crimes, including terrorism and organised crime, the organisation said.
Meanwhile,More than 300 people have been killed since popular protests began in mid-April triggered by cuts to the country's social security system.
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Nicaragua's unrest began on April 18 with protests against a pension reform plan, which has since been dropped.
But violent repression has led opposition anger to mushroom into a broad campaign against Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, who are accused of running a corrupt dictatorship.
Protesters have demanded Ortega's resignation and early elections, but the embattled president has said he will not bring polls scheduled for 2021 forward.
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