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The United States has formally requested that Nicaragua free family members of Miskito leader Brooklyn Rivera, who died in custody three months ago, escalating diplomatic tensions over his imprisonment and death.
Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has died in detention after three years during which his friends and family were kept unaware of his whereabouts and wellbeing, prompting calls for answers regarding his death.
The US is involved in various international matters, including a trade probe into Vietnam's intellectual property, considering missile sales to Malaysia, and calling for the release of an Indigenous leader in Nicaragua. Domestically, the country is dealing with a 'vomit bug' outbreak and a former mayor pleading guilty to acting as a Chinese agent.
Calls are being made for Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo to provide proof of life for Brooklyn Rivera, a prominent voice of conscience in Nicaragua, who has been imprisoned in an undisclosed location.
The Organization of American States (OAS) has condemned human rights violations in Nicaragua, expressing deep concern over the deaths of opposition figures Brooklyn Rivera and Roberto Samcam while in custody.
The Nicaraguan regime held a funeral for Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera but refused to return his body to his family for burial in Sandy Bay, defying his wishes.
Brooklyn Rivera, a Miskito Indigenous leader and political prisoner in Nicaragua, has been hospitalized. He was detained on September 29, 2023, and has been considered forcibly disappeared since then.
Sources linked to the Nicaraguan Army said the indigenous leader was “in dangerously poor health in police custody in a Managua hospital.” The post Where is Nicaraguan Indigenous Leader Brooklyn Rivera? appeared first on Havana Times.
Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera has died in state custody in Nicaragua, marking the seventh political prisoner to die under such circumstances since 2019.
Brooklyn Rivera, a prominent Nicaraguan Indigenous leader, has died in government custody after nearly three years of detention. Nicaragua confirmed his death, which has drawn international attention.
UN experts have called on the Nicaraguan government to provide proof of life for imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, amidst growing fears that he may have died in custody.