European Parliament · 13 February 2025

Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular

Amendment

Rejected

This was a vote on one amendment to the text, not on the text as a whole.

194 in favour · 225 against · 19 abstained. 438 of 720 members voted; 282 did not.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

• Requests the Nicaraguan regime to implement the recommendations made by the GHREN, as well as those of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Urges the EU to increase support for members of the Nicaraguan opposition and CSOs in exile, and to support countries receiving migrants fleeing Nicaragua, like Costa Rica
• Calls on the EU Member States and the UN Security Council, in accordance with the Rome Statute, to open investigations through the International Criminal Court into Nicaragua and Daniel Ortega for crimes against humanity

Quoted from B10-0126/2025, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.

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• Roll-call results, 13 February 2025
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