SUMMARY of HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AFFECTING CHILDREN and ADOLESCENTS in NICARAGUA Reporting Period: April 19 – July 9, 2018
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Federación Coordinadora Nicaraguense de ONG que Trabajan con la Niñez y la Adolescencia CODEN Unidos por la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes I SUMMARY OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AFFECTING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS in NICARAGUA Reporting Period: April 19 – July 9, 2018 This summary is based on reports issued by human rights organizations such as CENIDH, ANPDH, CPDH and CODENI’s Human Rights Observatory. The tables present information about the violation of three fundamental rights of children and adolescents: the right to life, the right to physical integrity, and the right to freedom. The Right to Life Between April 18th and July 9th, Nicaragua has been undergoing an unprecedented crisis, a product of violence exercised by the Police, paramilitary (police) forces, and criminals. This violence has led to the deaths of twenty-six children and adolescents between 5 months and 17 years of age. Five of the victims were younger than 12 years of age, and 21 were adolescents. Of the total number of children and adolescents killed, 23 were males and 3 were females. SITUATION OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Violation of the Right to Life Total number of children and adolescents murdered 26 SUMMARY BY AGE GROUP SUMMARY BY SEX Girls and boys younger than 12 years 5 Females 3 Adolescents 21 Males 23 Total number… 26 Total number… 26 Most of the adolescents were murdered by gunshots to the thorax and neck (56%), while 20% were shot in the head. The violence has been increasing. In the month of June, 16 were murdered, whereas the numbers were 4 in May and 5 in April. One has been killed thus far in July. 1 Federación Coordinadora Nicaraguense de ONG que Trabajan con la Niñez y la Adolescencia CODEN Unidos por la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes I DEATHS ACCORDING TO MURDERS PER MONTH CIRCUMSTANCES Head 5 April, 2018 5 Due to Thorax and neck 14 gunshots to: May, 2018 4 Chest and stomach 3 Burned 2 June, 2018 16 Epilepsy 1 July, 2018 1 Beatings and head wounds 1 Total number… 26 Total number… 26 The largest number of deaths of children and adolescents was registered in the Managua Department (16), while there were 3 deaths in the Masaya Department, 2 in León, and one murder apiece in Chinandega, Matagalpa, Jinotega, Granada and Puerto Cabezas (North Caribbean). Murdered Children and Adolescents Department No NAME AGE DATE CIRCUMSTANCES of murder Burned to death in his home when paramilitaries set 1 Managua Matías Velásquez Raudez 5 months 16/6/2018 the house on fire. Murdered by paramilitary groups and police while his Teyler Leonardo Lorío 15 2 Managua 23/6/2018 father was walking down the street holding him, by a Navarrete months gunshot to the head. Burned to death in her home when paramilitaries set 3 Managua Daryeli Velásquez Raudez 03 years 16/6/2018 the house on fire. Run over by a bus driven by members of the JS Gilberto de los 4 Managua 15 years 17/05/2018 (Sandinista Youth) when he was at a barricade near Ángeles Sánchez García the UPOLI university. Murdered by a shot to the forehead, in the Ciudad Sandino municipality of Managua. He was transferred 5 Managua Carlos Alberto Bonilla 15 years 20/4/2018 to the Ciudad Sandino Hospital and later to the Lenin Fonseca Hospital where he died. Murdered by a gunshot in an exchange between 6 Managua José Luis Alemán Mendieta 16 years 30/05/2018 protesters and paramilitary groups in the Ciudad Sandino municipality, Managua. Received a gunshot to the chest when the Maxi Pali supermarket in the La Fuente neighborhood was 7 Managua Jesner Josué Rivas 16 years 17/5/2018 being looted, and was transferred to the hospital where he died. Received a shot to the thorax when he was bringing 8 Managua Álvaro Conrado Dávila 16 years 22/4/2018 supplies to students at a barricade, and died at the Baptist Hospital (Hospital Bautista) Murdered by a gunshot to the right side of his chest, which led to hypovolemic shock and instant death. 9 Managua Eliezer Isaac Collado 17 years 16/06/2018 The shots were fired by unknown persons driving in a Toyota Hilux pickup truck. Murdered by a gunshot to the head, in the Santa Wendel Francisco Rivera 10 Managua 17 years 23/6/2018 Elena neighborhood when the police entered the Narváez neighborhood shooting, according to relatives. Died from a gunshot by paramilitaries during an 11 Managua Geovany Mena 17 years 2/6/2018 attack on a barricade in Tipitapa. 2 Federación Coordinadora Nicaraguense de ONG que Trabajan con la Niñez y la Adolescencia CODEN Unidos por la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes I Department No NAME AGE DATE CIRCUMSTANCES of murder Murdered by delinquents in his home in the Ciudad 12 Managua Juan Carlos Mejía Moreno 17 years 21/6/2018 Sandino municipality, by gunshot. Murdered by paramilitaries in front of the Tipitapa 13 Managua Richard Bermúdez Pavón 17 years 20/4/2018 Municipal Government office, by gunshots. Murdered by delinquents in the Ciudad Sandino 14 Managua Kevin Alexander González 17 years 19/4/2018 municipality, by gunshots. Murdered by delinquents who attempted to rob a family member. They shot into the home where the 15 Managua Keibel Bermúdez Flores 7 years 9/07/2018 child was. He was taken to the hospital where he died. Murdered by a gunshot to the thorax when he participated in the Mother’s March in April. It was Orlando Daniel Aguirre 16 Managua 15 years the first march he had taken part in. Orlando was Córdoba 30/05/2018 wounded in the area nearby the UNI, and died in the Vélez Paiz Hospital. 16 Murdered during a confrontation between self- 17 Chinandega César Vega López 15 years 6/6/2018 convened protesters and paramilitary forces, by gunshot to the thorax. 1 Murdered by gunshot during a paramilitary attack on the barricades. He died after receiving a gunshot to 18 Granada José Maltez 14 years 05/06/2018 the thorax during a confrontation in the Arroyo Carita neighborhood of Granada. 1 Murdered by gunshot during a confrontation with 19 Jinotega Abraham Antonio Castro 17 years 08/6/2018 paramilitary groups that attacked a barricade set up at the southern road leading out of Jinotega. 1 Died following an epilepsy attack, and was denied an 20 León Layhani Nohelia Real Sánchez 11 years 22/6/2018 ambulance for transfer to a health clinic. Murdered by a gunshot to the chest when he was 21 León Sandor Manuel Dolmus Pineda 15 years 14/6/2018 helping put up a barricade near his home in León. 2 Murdered by a gunshot to the thorax during an 22 Masaya Junior Steven Gaitán López 15 years operation by riot police in the street where the craft 02/06/2018 market is located, Masaya Department. Murdered by a gunshot to the thorax that perforated 23 Masaya José Abraham Amador 15 years 21/04/2018 his lungs, when he took part in protests in Masaya. Murdered by a gunshot to the lungs in the City of 24 Masaya Elías Josué Sánchez Cuesta 17 years 03/06/2018 Masaya, near the craft market. 3 Murdered by gunshots to the chest when taking part 25 RACCN Nitzia Hackins Polly 15 years 14/6/2018 in a march of the self-convened protest movement that was attacked by government sympathizers. 1 3 Federación Coordinadora Nicaraguense de ONG que Trabajan con la Niñez y la Adolescencia CODEN Unidos por la Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes I Murdered by blows to the head and neck. Later he Franklin Roberto Rodríguez 26 Matagalpa 17 years 24/06/2018 was kidnapped from a barricade near the southern García market in the City of Matagalpa. 1 The Right to Physical Integrity The births of four babies (3 girls and 1 boy) were reported at the San José barricade in Diriamba, Carazo. In addition, the parents of at least 48 children and adolescents have been murdered during the current crisis, although the total number has yet to be determined. BIRTHS CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE LOST PARENTS Sex of the Name of the Mother Date Children and adolescents who have lost newborn 48 their parents Ana Mojica (29 años) 14-06-18 Female Ana Orozco P. (24 años) 19-06-18 Female The 48 children correspond to 22 murdered parents. Information about other cases of children and Karen Vega S. (24 años) 23-06-18 Female adolescents who have lost their parents during the María de la Cruz Arias (34 crisis still needs to be systematized. 04-07-18 Male años) Exact information about the number of children and adolescents who have been wounded is not known. The ANPD has registered more than 1,500 wounded since the beginning of the crisis through July 5, 2018, and the Nicaraguan Red Cross provided pre-hospital care to 1,114 people and transferred 598 to hospitals. Monitoring conducted by CODENI registered 5 wounded through July 5, 2018. Violation of the Right to Physical Integrity 5 (according to monitoring of the media • Children and adolescents wounded between the last week of June and the first week of July, 2018) The Right to Freedom Reports issued by ANPD and monitoring of the media indicate that 9 adolescents have been detained, 4 charged with crimes, and two children are missing (“disappeared”). An attempt is being made to obtain more specific information about these cases.