Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Date of Detainment: December//2023

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Association Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón

Extra Bio Info:

Marcos Sergio Hernández Jirón is detained for his religious affiliation and religious leadership role.

In December 2023, Nicaraguan police arrested Jirón, a pastor with the Puerta de la Montaña Ministry, amid a crackdown on religious communities. Jirón remains detained on dubious "money laundering charges." 

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May 24

WHEN:

May 24th 2:00pm

USCIRF Chair Thomas J. Reese, S.J. testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing: "Freedom of Belief: Countering Religious Violence."

View the recording here.

Jul 12

WHEN:

Jul 12th 8:30am

USCIRF Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing: "Tibet: Freedom of Religion."

View the recording here.