Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Justo Pastor URBINA
Position
Head of the Nicaraguan National Police’s (NNP’s) Special Operations Department
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1956-01-29
Address
Nicaragua
Reg. ID
A0006405
Official reason
Justo Pastor Urbina is Head of the NNP’s Special Operations Department, which has played a central role in the Ortega regime’s repression throughout the country. He has been responsible for orchestrating the repressive actions, violence, acts of torture and other human rights violations by the police against protesters, students and civil society m...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Nicaragua
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• 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 n...
Official Information
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 po...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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