Political prisoners in Russia and Belarus, including Vladimir Kara-Murza and Kastusiou, face harsh conditions with inadequate healthcare, sleep deprivation, and arbitrary rules. UN experts warn that these conditions may amount to torture. In Belarus, political prisoners are at risk, prompting urgent calls for attention and pressure on the regime by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Meanwhile, Nicaragua's government is accused by the UN of committing human rights violations tantamount to crimes against humanity, with a spiral of violence and persecution of political opposition noted by experts.
'Nicaragua is caught in a spiral of violence marked by the persecution of all forms of political opposition, whether real or perceived, both domestically and abroad,’ said Jan Simon, chair of the Group of #HumanRights Experts on the country. https://t.co/Fjem3fd8NS
⚠️ NICARAGUA ACCUSED OF VIOLATIONS 'TANTAMOUNT TO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY' BY UN EXPERTS (Reuters) Nicaragua's government committed human rights violations that amount to "crimes against humanity," a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts said in a report on… https://t.co/b2XB2Olt8S
UN experts accuse #Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity' https://t.co/3lRHy1NcL3
Nicaragua's government committed human rights violations that amount to "crimes against humanity," a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts said in a report on Thursday. #cgtnamerica
The UN accuses Nicaragua's government of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity' https://t.co/8zU3wAwkqM
The situation of political prisoners in #Belarus needs urgent attention – lives are at risk. Yesterday, I met w/ ambassadors from 🇭🇷🇱🇺🇬🇷🇮🇹🇭🇺🇪🇸🇵🇹🇩🇪🇱🇮🇱🇹🇸🇮🇧🇪🇫🇮🇷🇴🇮🇪🇸🇰🇧🇬🇸🇪🇫🇷🇳🇴🇦🇹🇺🇦🇨🇿🇳🇱🇨🇦🇺🇸🇪🇺 in Bern & urged to increase pressure on the regime & use all mechanisms to hold it accountable. https://t.co/tUmhHtB9vb
The U.N. experts believe the poor conditions Kastusiou has endured, together with a failure by prison medical services to provide timely medical treatment and care, “may even amount to torture.” #Belarus https://t.co/OGMcAVR3QR
For political prisoners like Vladimir Kara-Murza, "life in Russia’s penal colonies is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, sleep deprivation, insufficient food, health care that is poor or simply denied, and" dizzying arbitrary rules. https://t.co/ESM4m7N9I5