16. By way of background, the applicants states that the YATAMA organization was founded with the aim of vindicating the territorial rights of the indigenous peoples on the Caribbean Coast and promoting communal self-government through a “community democracy”, based on the uses and customs of the indigenous peoples. Thus, YATAMA is reportedly forefront of the struggle for the vindication of the rights of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples, through various legal, political and even military mechanisms, at the national and international level for the effective recognition of fundamental human rights. They referred to the Matter of Yatama v. Nicaragua that concluded with the judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in 2005. In that judgment, the Court concluded that the State should guarantee the participation of the indigenous peoples of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua “from their own institutions and in accordance with their values, uses, customs, and forms of organization”. The judgment urged the State to carry out a reform of the electoral system to guarantee indigenous participation on an equal footing. It was indicated that this Court jugment has not been complied with to date. 17. In response to the crisis and the political repression of the Nicaraguan State, various civil society organizations and political parties launched a project to form a broad spectrum “National Coalition”, with the objective of becoming a political option to the current Nicaraguan government. On January 24, 2020, YATAMA was invited to be part of the project of the National Coalition as a regional political party. On February 24, 2020, YATAMA signed the act of intention to form the National Coalition together with Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia (ACJD), Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco (UNAB), and YATAMA, joined by the organizations Fuerza Democrática Nicaragüense (FDN), Partido Liberal Constitucional (PLC), Partido Restauración Democrático (PRD), and Movimiento Campesino (MC). With a view to drafting the Statutes of the National Coalition, the so-called Multilateral Table was formed. The main objective at YATAMA was to position the agenda of indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples on the opposition's agenda and achieve compliance with the YATAMA v. Nicaragua ruling. 18. On April 22, 2021, through the National Assembly, the government promoted a process to reform Electoral Law No. 330 and called for consultations with the political parties represented in the National Assembly. Being at that time the only political party part of the National Coalition with representation in the Assembly, YATAMA presented a consolidated proposal on behalf of the National Coalition before the Special Constitutional Commission for Electoral Matters of the National Assembly (Comisión Especial Constitucional para Asuntos Electorales de la Asamblea Nacional). The document was presented by Mr. Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, in his capacity as president and deputy of YATAMA. However, it was not taken into consideration. On November 6, 2021, national elections were held. Mr. Rivera Bryan was elected regional reprensentative by the YATAMA organization for the period of 2022 – 2026. 19. In April 2023, the proposed beneficiary assumed the role of member of the House of Representatives in replacement of Mr. Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, the main member of the House of Representatives of the organization, who was absent from the National Assembly to participate in the 22nd session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, held that same month in New York. During his intervention in the interactive dialogue, he denounced the situation of indigenous peoples and Afrodescendants in Nicaragua. 20. Regarding her detention, the applicant alleges that on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at around 2:00 p.m., the proposed beneficiary was approached by agents of the National Police who were undercover at the entrance of the residential “Las Delicias” located in the Americas two Managua. At the time of the arrest, the proposed beneficiary was with her three-year-old grandson and niece, who were also detained in the National Police district for nine hours. They were all released. The commissioner of District 3 of the National Police informed Ms. Henriquez James that she would be transferred to the judicial hearing of the member of the House of Representatives Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, whose whereabouts were also unknown. 5