12. On February 9, 2023, the IACHR learned about the release of 222 people, who are deprived of their liberty in Nicaragua due to political reasons, and who were deported to the United States of America on the same day of their release in compliance with a judgment of Criminal Chamber One of the Managua Court of Appeals. This chamber ordered the immediate deportation of these individuals and the revocation of their Nicaraguan nationality. On the same day, the National Assembly approved reforms to Article 21 of the Nicaraguan Political Constitution. This Article established the acquisition, loss, and recovery of nationality and approved Law 1145 that regulates the loss of Nicaraguan nationality. The IACHR urged the State to release all persons arbitrarily detained in the context of the crisis in Nicaragua, without this implying the loss of nationality and deportation.24 In February 2023, the IACHR and the OHCHR stressed that more than 3,000 national and international NGOs that have been canceled since 2018. Their assets have been confiscated and countless individuals have been left without access to their services or assistance. Therefore, they urged the State to put an end to the incessant repression and persecution of those who seek the return of democracy in Nicaragua or exercise their public freedoms.25 13. In June 2023, the Commission expressed its concern regarding the new arbitrary detentions of defenders, journalists, and members of the Catholic Church. The information mentioned that the judicial proceedings lacked judicial guarantees and informed of a generalized context of lack of official information on the whereabouts of the detained persons and their legal situation.26 More recently, in August 2023, the IACHR and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central America and the Englishspeaking Caribbean (OHCHR) condemned the continued violations of his human rights, such as the lack of access to medical care and essential medicines, the isolated detention since he has been in the La Modelo prison system, and the limitation of family visits.27 In August 2023, the IACHR and its Special Rapporteurs condemned arbitrary interference with academic freedom, declaring the cancellation of the legal status and arbitrary confiscation of the facilities of the Central American University (UCA), as well as the forced eviction of members of the Society of Jesus from their residence.28 14. On September 15, 2023, the IACHR urged the State of Nicaragua to cease the violations of religious freedom, the persecution of the Catholic Church, and to release all persons who are arbitrarily deprived of their liberty.29 III. SUMMARY OF FACTS AND ARGUMENTS A. Information provided in the request 15. According to the request, the proposed beneficiary is Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, a Miskitu indigenous, regional Member of the House of Parliament, and leader of the YATAMA organization (Yapti Tasba Masraka Nanih Aslatakanka, “Children of Mother Earth United”). The proposed beneficiary was allegedly detained in an illegal and arbitrary manner on September 29, 2023 and, to this day, he is reportedly unaccounted for. It is alleged that they were unable to obtain an order from a competent judge and his location is therefore still unknown. 24 25 26 27 28 29 IACHR, Press Release No. 021/23. IACHR Welcomes Release of Political Prisoners in Nicaragua but Rejects Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality. February 13, 2023. IACHR, Press Release No. 24/2023. The IACHR and OHCHR Condemn the Escalation of Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua. February 17, 2023. IACHR Press Release No. 123/23. IACHR Rejects Ongoing Repression and Human Rights Violations in Nicaragua. June 16, 2023 IACHR, Press Release No. 184/23. Nicaragua: IACHR and OHCHR urge the State to release Monsignor Rolando Álvarez and guarantee his human rights. August 18, 2023. IACHR, Press Release No. 201/23. Nicaragua: IACHR and its Special Rapporteurships Condemn Arbitrary Interferences to Academic Freedom, August 29, 2023. IACHR, Press Release No. 218/23. IACHR Urges the State of Nicaragua to Cease Persecution of the Catholic Church. September 15, 2023 (Available only in Spanish and Portuguese). 4