Gender: Male

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

Bladimir Pallés

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Bladimir Pallés is imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.

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

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Pallés on dubious money laundering charges in relation to his work with Caritas and sentenced him 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 Sevilla, Julio BerríosMaría Verónica Herrera GaleanoFreydell AndinoMariví Andino

 

Gender: Male

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

Julio Berríos

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Julio Berríos is imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.

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

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Berríos on dubious money laundering charges in relation to his work with Caritas and sentenced him 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 SevillaBladimir PallésMaría Verónica Herrera GaleanoFreydell AndinoMariví Andino

Gender: Male

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

Julio Sevilla

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Julio Sevilla is imprisoned for his association with a religious organization.

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

On December 24, 2023, the government convicted Sevilla on dubious money laundering charges in relation to his work with Caritas and sentenced him 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 BerríosBladimir PallésMaría Verónica Herrera GaleanoFreydell AndinoMariví Andino