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Nicaragua

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	1 (2019)
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2024) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	– No field presence
NHRI accreditation status:	B

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2007, Nicaragua either (in the absence of consensus) voted against or abstained on all resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention). In 2008, it voted against a resolution on the situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Between 2009 and 2010, Nicaragua abstained on three resolutions on the situations the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (twice) and Sudan (once). For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Nicaragua has consistently voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Nicaragua has joined consensus on all resolutions except for one that was voted on (during the period of its membership): on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Nicaragua abstained). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Nicaragua has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has always voted in favour. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Nicaragua has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Empty chair alert

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in less than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
WG on enforced disappearances, 2006

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

CRC
6.32 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2010, 2014, 2019)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 42 / 192

2^nd cycle: 121 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2024)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Nicaragua tabled its commitments and voluntary pledges in support of its candidacy for membership for the period 2011-2014 on 18 April 2011.

Rather than offering concrete pledges and commitments at national and international level, the document contains a detailed account of Nicaragua’s established national policies, institutions and practices designed to advance and protect human rights. Nicaragua concludes by pledging to ‘continue working to build a more just and harmonious world and to advocate for the promotion and defence of human rights and freedoms.’ It reiterates its ‘commitment to continue working to strengthen the Council.’

Nicaragua

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 42 / 192

2nd cycle: 121 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 0

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 42 / 192

2^nd cycle: 121 / 192