Source: Fox News
Summary
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration is sanctioning a senior Nicaraguan official, Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa, over alleged human rights violations. The designation was made under Section 7031(c), which allows the State Department to bar foreign officials and their immediate family members from entering the United States due to involvement in significant corruption or human rights abuses. The move marks the latest effort to hold the Ortega-Murillo regime accountable for its actions.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The U.S. sanctions another Nicaraguan official, following a series of recent actions targeting the Ortega-Murillo government. The State Department has said the regime has engaged in arbitrary arrests, torture, and extrajudicial killings. The designation marks the anniversary of the 2018 protests, after which more than 325 protesters were murdered. The Nicaraguan government has rejected the findings of a U.N.-backed human rights panel, which accused the government of systematic abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity”.
The Trump administration’s actions in the Western Hemisphere are becoming increasingly aggressive, with a recent operation resulting in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
Author: Evan Null
