Last Updated: December 11, 2024
Rosario María MURILLO DE ORTEGA
Aliases
Rosario María MURILLO ZAMBRANA
Position
Vice President of Nicaragua, First Lady of Nicaragua and a leader of the Sandinista Youth.
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1951-06-22
Reg. ID
A00000106 (passport-National passport)
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202302125
Official reason
According to President Daniel Ortega, Rosario María Murillo Zambrana shares half of power with him. She played an instrumental role in encouraging and justifying the repression of opposition demonstrations by the Nicaraguan National Police in 2018. In June 2021, she publicly threatened the Nicaraguan opposition and discredited independent journalis...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2021-08-02)
Date of listing
2023-10-10
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua
Regime
EU country specific
Target State
Nicaragua
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1720.
Official Information
At the European Council on 21 January 2019, EU Member States condemned the muzzling of political opponents, independent media and civil society, and the use of anti-terrorist laws to repress dissenting opinions in the Republic of Nicaragua. In view of the continuing violations of human rights and civil liberties in the Republic of Nicaragua and to...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02019D1720-20211013