1954-03-02

Nicaragua

Moncada Lau holds several unofficial positions in Ortega’s regime. He is the custodian of the Sandinista National Liberation Front. He also acts as the liaison between Ortega and the chief of the National Police, as well as with paramilitary groups and intelligence activities. In these roles, he has been involved in serious violations of human rights in Nicaragua through the National Police’s disproportionate use of force in relation to the 2018 protests, including extrajudicial killings, violating the right to life, the right to freedom of assembly and the right to freedom of expression. He is also involved in paramilitary groups murdering and arbitrarily detaining protesters, violating the right to life, the right to freedom of assembly and the right to freedom of expression.

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

2020-12-31

UK

The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

UK country specific

Nicaragua

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons who are designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act.

The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 ensure sanctions for Nicaragua are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU. Context The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 put in place sanctions measures to encourage the government of Nicaragua to: • respect democratic principles and institutions, the separation of powers and the rule of law in Nicaragua • refrain from actions, policies and activities which repress civil society in Nicaragua • comply with international human rights law and to respect human rights

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.