UN condemns Nicaragua for 'forced disappearance' of priest
Friday, 29 December 2023
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights condemned the "forced disappearance" of a Catholic bishop in Nicaragua, where it said there has been a wave of arrests of religious figures. Bishop Isidoro Mora was "forcibly disappeared" eight days ago, OHCHR in Central America and the Caribbean posted on social media site X on Thursday. President Daniel Ortega, a longtime nemesis of the United States, has in recent years clashed with the Catholic Church and targeted clerics for speaking out against his rule.
The United Nations high commissioner for human rights condemned the "forced disappearance" of a Catholic bishop in Nicaragua, where it said there has been a wave of arrests of religious figures. Bishop Isidoro Mora was "forcibly disappeared" eight days ago, OHCHR in Central America and the Caribbean posted on social media site X on Thursday. President Daniel Ortega, a longtime nemesis of the United States, has in recent years clashed with the Catholic Church and targeted clerics for speaking out against his rule.
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