NewzUN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Margaret Satterthwaite warned on Wednesday of an escalating crackdown on the legal profession in Nicaragua. The alert follows the reported targeting of approximately 2,000 lawyers in the Central American country.
The statement highlights growing international concern over restrictions placed on legal professionals in Nicaragua, where human rights defenders and independent monitors have repeatedly flagged a deteriorating civic and legal environment under the current government.
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