Nicaragua's regime cancels Holcim Foundation and 11 other NGOs
Since the protests of April 2018, Nicaraguan authorities have canceled more than 5,600 NGOs, according to consistent counts from human rights organizations and independent media.
TL;DR
- The Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior has officially canceled the legal status of the Holcim Foundation and eleven other non-profit organizations.
- The Holcim Foundation requested its own dissolution due to a lack of financial resources to sustain its projects.
- The cancellations are part of a sustained policy by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo against civil society organizations.
- Since April 2018, over 5,600 NGOs have been canceled by Nicaraguan authorities.
- Laws like 1115 (2022) have facilitated the control and revocation of legal status for NGOs, often citing administrative non-compliance or alleged destabilizing activities.
- Critics view these cancellations as a systematic effort to reduce civic space and limit independent organizations.
- The assets of some dissolved organizations have been transferred to state institutions.