April 1, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists joined six other press freedom groups in a joint statement condemning the Nicaraguan government’s failure to cooperate with the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process—a critical mechanism for assessing the human rights records of member states that has resulted in 279 recommendations for Nicaragua.
Nicaragua’s final UPR report was scheduled for adoption on March 26, during the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council. However, the Nicaraguan State did not submit its report nor attend the session, leading to the suspension and postponement of the procedure. This comes after Nicaragua’s withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council in February 2025.
The joint statement warns that Nicaragua’s failure to complete the review process is a troubling sign of its ongoing disregard for international human rights standards and urges the Human Rights Council to adopt the necessary measures to ensure that the evaluation process can move forward.
Read the full statement here.