Resolution No. 4/25
PM 1436-24 - Angélica Patricia Chavarría Altamirano, Nicaragua

On January 10, 2025, the IACHR granted precautionary measures in favor of Angélica Patricia Chavarría Altamirano, after considering that she is in a serious and urgent situation presenting a risk of irreparable harm to her rights in Nicaragua. It was alleged that the beneficiary’s whereabouts have remained unknown as from her detention on May 19, 2024. It was alleged that police officers detained her and her partner, under house arrest, without the possibility of communicating. After the latter’s death in September 2024, her relatives have not been able to find her whereabouts or fate in Nicaragua. The state authorities have not provided official information about her whereabouts or her current state. The Commission also assessed that the State did not provide any information regarding the measures adopted to mitigate the beneficiary’s risk or regarding the actions taken to determine her whereabouts. Pursuant to Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure, the Commission requests that Nicaragua:

1. adopt the necessary measures to determine the situation and whereabouts of the beneficiary, in order to protect her rights to life and personal integrity;
2. detail if the beneficiary is in the custody of the State, the circumstances, and conditions of her detention. In particular, report on the place of her detention, and allow access to her legal representatives and family, as well as the necessary health care; and
3. report on the actions taken to investigate the alleged events that led to the adoption of this resolution, so as to prevent such events from reoccurring.

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