Christian Persecution Ramps Up in Latin American Country

A new report from the United Nations revealed that persecution from the Nicaraguan government toward Christians is increasing.

The United Nations’ Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua found that the Latin American nation’s government is responsible for “serious, systematic and widespread human rights violations — some amounting to crimes against humanity.”

A report from the entity, published last month, noted that they have “documented how the profile of victims has further widened” since 2023 as the government deems more groups as threats to their power.

That includes “university students, faculty and staff, campesinos, Indigenous Peoples, people of African descent, and members of the Catholic and other Christian churches.”

International Christian Concern noted that just days after the United Nations report was released, Nicaragua banned the ordination of Roman Catholic priests in the dioceses of “Jinotega, Siuna, Matagalpa, and Estelí.”

Those regions currently do not have bishops because of the