Argentina condemned Nicaragua in the Organization of American States of persecution of the Church and censorship of the press

Argentina judge him Nicaragua in OAS In order to persecute the church, he advocated the release of political prisoners and called for an end to the persecution of the press. This was at the special session of the Permanent Council held on Friday at the organization’s headquarters in Washington.

The vote was in favor with 27 votes in favor, 4 abstentions, 1 against and 2 absentees (Colombia and Nicaragua).

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Argentina’s position provoked internal discontent, as the Argentine ambassador to the Organization of American States, Carlos Raimondi, missed the diplomatic appointment because he did not agree with the position of the State Department, which was complying with the instructions of Alberto Fernandez. Instead, Maria Cecilia Villagra, the alternate representative of the Organization of American States, voted.

Raymond He never told the State Department That he was about to hand over his diplomatic responsibility to alternate representative Villagra and made a unilateral decision.

The coming and going began when President Alberto Fernandez entrusted Santiago Cafiero by agreeing to a Common position with Chile and Peru on the resolution approved by the Organization of American States. Everything was going smoothly until the chancellor encountered resistance from Carlos Raimondi.

Cafiero had already defined Argentina’s position on the matter when they met Election results in Nicaragua. On November 8, 2021, he posted a tweet: “I express my concern about the arrests of opposition leaders, as well as the Nicaraguan government’s need to ensure respect for the human rights of all residents.”

The conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the ambassador was another member: Gustavo Pandiani, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Latin America and the Caribbean. Between Pandiani and Kafiro, they tried – unsuccessfully – to persuade Raimondi to change his position, but to no avail.

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And finally, the ambassador He did not attend the meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, He was replaced by Maria Cecilia Villagra, who supported the majority’s rejection of the Sandinista regime.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rejected the ruling, and Bolivia, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico abstained. The absentees are Colombia and Nicaragua – who resigned from the Organization of American States – Other members condemned the dictatorial actions of the Sandinista regime.

Session at the OAS: What the Resolution Against Nicaragua says

Among its most important aspects, the Resolution adopted on Nicaragua states:

• strongly condemns Forced closure of NGOs, as well as the harassment and arbitrary restrictions of religious organizations and voices critical of the government and its actions in Nicaragua.
• She reiterates that The Government of Nicaragua shall immediately release all political prisoners, End the oppression and intimidation of the independent press and ensure the exercise of the right to freedom of expression.
• Renews the Permanent Council’s offer to work with the Government of Nicaragua to do so Adhere to the guiding letters of the Organization of American States and restoring democratic institutions and respect for human rights in Nicaragua, in accordance with international law.