Nicaragua announces withdrawal from Central American Parliament

Nicaragua has announced its withdrawal from the Central American Parliament, deepening its international isolation amid accusations of severe human rights violations. The decision, announced on Saturday by the foreign ministry, comes after the country denounced the 1987 treaty that established the six-nation parliament, asserting its sovereignty.

The move takes immediate effect, though the government did not respond to further inquiries. This decision follows a Friday resolution by the Organization of American States (OAS) urging Nicaragua to free political prisoners and restore civil liberties. Nicaragua's exit from the OAS in 2023 was due to the organization's perceived role as a tool for U.S. interventionism.

In 2025, Nicaragua also declared withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council following a UN report urging the international community to address human rights abuses. The nation has been mired in a political crisis since April 2018, following the violent suppression of social protests that resulted in over 350 deaths, 2,000 injuries, thousands of detentions, and forced displacement of people.

The government led by President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, announced in July that Nicaragua would suspend elections. Ortega has been in power since 2007, following his first presidential term in the 1980s.