Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Sonia Castro Gonzalez
Position
Former Minister of Health. Now Special Adviser to the President on Health issues
Nationality
Nicaragua
DoB
1967-09-29
Address
Nicaragua
Reg. ID
0422909670000N; A00001526
Official reason
As Minister of Health, Sonia Castro oversaw serious human rights violations. Under her direction, the Ministry of Health instructed public hospitals not to treat victims of the regime’s violent repression and dismissed medical staff who came to the aid of injured protesters from the public health system.
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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