The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the defence of human rights in Nicaragua has become “almost impossible”.
UN human rights experts accuse the government of stripping Nicaragua of its intellectual capital and critical voices.
Twenty seven private universities have had their legal status revoked and their assets confiscated.
As the regime of President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo stifles dissent, Prue Lewarne went inside Nicaragua to speak to locals who are fighting back.
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