In many ways, what we're seeing in Nicaragua is an enormous concentration of power by President Ortega. It's very similar to the playbook that I described earlier in my statement. We see the government committing widespread and egregious abuses against critics with complete impunity. We're seeing armed pro-government groups brutally repressing anti-government protesters and killing hundreds. We're seeing arbitrary detentions, and the Nicaraguan government really intensifying its crackdown on civil society and the free press.
There are a lot of very worrying signs. We've been calling for the Human Rights Watch and the Human Rights Council to really ensure there's increased scrutiny of the human rights situation in Nicaragua, and the renewal of several mandates for monitoring the human rights situation in the country.