Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Sentence: 6 Years Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: December/24/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Mariví Andino

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Mariví Andino is imprisoned for their association with a religious organization.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Andino, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the Diocese of Estelí, under unclear circumstances. Andino's arrest came amid intensified crackdowns on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Andino on dubious money laundering charges in relation to their work with Caritas and sentenced them to six years' imprisonment. The government has a pattern of baselessly alleging non-governmental organizations and their employees, including Catholic charitable and educational institutions, are failing to comply with various financial laws as a pretext to shutter them. 

Related cases: Julio SevillaJulio BerríosBladimir PallésMaría Verónica Herrera Galeano, Freydell Andino

Gender: Unspecified

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: December/24/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

Freydell Andino

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Freydell Andino is imprisoned for their association with a religious organization.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Andino, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the Diocese of Estelí, under unclear circumstances. Andino's arrest came amid intensified crackdowns on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Andino on dubious money laundering charges in relation to their work with Caritas and sentenced them to six years' imprisonment. The government has a pattern of baselessly alleging non-governmental organizations and their employees, including Catholic charitable and educational institutions, are failing to comply with various financial laws as a pretext to shutter them. 

Related cases: Julio SevillaJulio BerríosBladimir PallésMaría Verónica Herrera GaleanoMariví Andino

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Nicaragua

Religion or Belief: Unspecified

Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Sentencing: December/24/2023

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Managing a Religious Institution Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Embezzlement & Fraud

María Verónica Herrera Galeano

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María Verónica Herrera Galeano is imprisoned for her association with a religious organization.

In 2023, Nicaraguan authorities detained Galeano, a former employee of the Catholic charity Caritas in the Diocese of Estelí, under unclear circumstances. Galeano's arrest came amid intensified crackdowns on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Galeano on dubious money laundering charges in relation to her work with Caritas and sentenced her to six years' imprisonment. The government has a pattern of baselessly alleging non-governmental organizations and their employees, including Catholic charitable and educational institutions, are failing to comply with various financial laws as a pretext to shutter them. 

Related cases: Julio SevillaJulio BerríosBladimir Pallés, Freydell AndinoMariví Andino