Nicaragua

1959-02-16

Km 4 Carretera a Masaya, Contiguo a Bancentro, Managua, Nicaragua

Ana Julia Guido Ochoa is the Attorney General of the Republic of Nicaragua. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that in her role as Attorney General, she has been actively involved in undermining the independence and competence of the Public Ministry; repressing political candidates, non-governmental organisations and journalists; and restricting access to free and fair trials, to freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention, to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and the right of all persons in Nicaragua to human rights regardless of their political views. She is responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law, repression of civil society and the democratic opposition and for human rights violations.

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

2021-11-15

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.