Grupo Interdisciplinario de Expertos Independientes (GIEI)
This report is presented pursuant to the mandate contained in the “Agreement between the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Nicaraguan government for the investigation of the violent events that took place in Nicaragua between April 18th and May 30th, 2018 (hereinafter “the Agreement”). The GIEI stresses the importance of the decision of all signatories of the Agreement of May 30th, 2018 to establish an international mechanism in order to support the clarification of those violent events.
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This multimedia platform, created through the joint work of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI) for Nicaragua, SITU Research, and the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), presents documentation and analysis of 4 GIEI- selected episodes of violence that took place in Nicaragua between April 18th and May 30th 2018. Functioning as both an archive and analytical tool, the platform mobilizes large volumes of user generated videos to improve our understanding of these complex events.
Organized chronologically, a coordinated set of maps, diagrams, videos and text are presented to document clashes between protesters, police and para police groups. Utilizing many hours of footage and multiple perspectives, the work reconstructs key moment during the protests in time and space. In doing so, it aggregates what has been—until now— extremely disconnected pieces of evidence into a cohesive narrative and visual archive.
The goals of this work are threefold. First, to provide available evidence in a format accessible to the public. Second, to present a basic account and analysis of each selected episode. Third, to provide a clear and coherent summary within an otherwise overwhelmingly complex series of events.
RICHARD
EDUARDO
PAVÓN
BERMÚDEZ
DARWIN
MANUEL
URBINA
URBINA
HILTON
RAFAEL
MANZANARES
ALVARADO
ÁLVARO
MANUEL
CONRADO
DAVILA
ERICK
ANDRÉS
CUBILLO
SOLIS
MORONI
JACOB
LOPEZ
GARCIA
MICHAEL
HUMBERTO
CRUZ
SÁNCHEZ
KEVIN
JOSUÉ
RIVAS
GONZÁLEZ
MARLON
MANASES
MARTÍNEZ
RAMÍREZ
HARLINTON
RAÚL
LÓPEZ
GARCÍA
GERARDO
ANTONIO
CASTILLO
MENDOZA
ALVIS
YAMIL
MOLINA
HODGSON
JONATHAN
STEVEN
VALERIO
LÓPEZ
CARLOS
ALBERTO
BONILLA
LÓPEZ
NELSON
ENRIQUE
TELLEZ
HUETE
JUAN
CARLOS
LÓPEZ
MARTÍNEZ
HAMMER
JHOEL
GARCIA
SALINAS
FRANCO
ALEXANDER
VALDIVIA
MACHADO
ORLANDO
FRANCISCO
PEREZ
CORRALES
CÉSAR
NOE
CASTILLO
CASTILLO
CRISTHIAN
EMILIO
CADENAS
APOLONIO
EZEQUIEL
DIAZ
DELGADILLO
JIMMY
JAIME
PAIZ
BARAHONA
JOSÉ
ABRAHAM
AMADOR
JAIRO
MAURICIO
HERNÁNDEZ
USEDA
ALVARO
ALBERTO
GOMEZ
MONTALVAN
JAVIER
LÓPEZ
FRANCISCO
GIOVANNY
SOBALVARRO
ALTAMIRANO
KEVIN
ROBERTO
DÁVILA
LÓPEZ
JOSÉ
ADÁN
BONE
DÍAZ
MARCOS
ANTONIO
SAMORIO
ANDERSON
DANNY
STALYNG
RIVAS
LESTER
ADÁN
VINDEL
PICADO
LESTER
JOSE
FLORES
BRACAMONTE
JUANA
FRANCISCA
AGUILAR
CANO
GERALD
ANTONIO
CAMPOS
FAJARDO
EDUARDO
ANTONIO
SANCHEZ
FLORES
ALFONSO
JOSÉ
RAMÍREZ
GONZÁLEZ
JOSÉ
DAVID
MORALES
PÉREZ
ISMAEL
ISAÍAS
PÉREZ
MARTÍNEZ
CELSO
JOSUE
DIAZ
SEVILLA
JEISSON
ANTONIO
CHAVARRÍA
URBINA
CARLOS
MANUEL
LOPEZ
ÁNGEL
EDUARDO
GAHONA
LOPEZ
IZMAEL
JOSÉ
PÉREZ
VILCHEZ
JESNER
JOSUE
RIVAS
RAMÓN
ANTONIO
RODRIGUEZ
JERSON
ALEXANDER
FLORES
MEDRANO
EDWIN
BISMARCK
GÓMEZ
GÓMEZ
DARWIN
ELÍAS
MEDRANO
PÉREZ
MANUEL
ANTONIO
MONTES
JOSE
LUIS
MUÑIZ
CORTES
CARLOS
ANTONIO
FLORES
RÍOS
NESKEN
ELIEZER
VELÁSQUEZ
ROBERTO
CARLOS
GARCIA
PALADINO
CRISTIAN
JOSE
PINEDA
MARTINEZ
ALEJANDO
ESTRADA
VEGA
JAIME
JOSE
REYES
TELLEZ
KEVIN
JOEL
VALLE
AGUILAR
CARLOS
ALBERTO
MIRANDA
JIMMY
JOSÉ
PARAJÓN
GUTIÉRREZ
HERIBERTO
ANTONIO
RODRÍGUEZ
CANALES
WILMER
JOSÉ
ZÚÑIGA
GARCÍA
ERICK
WILLIAM
ESPINOZA
MENDOZA
JOCSAN
ADBEL
GUTIERREZ
HUECK
JOCSAN
ADBEL
GUTIERREZ
HUECK
JOSÉ
ISRAEL
CUADRA
AGUILAR
HUMBERTO
ANTONIO
PARRALES
REYES
NOEL
RAMÓN
CALDERÓN
LAGOS
LUIS
ALBERTO
SOBALVARRO
HERRERA
WILDER
DAVID
REYES
HERNÁNDEZ
JOSÉ
ALFREDO
URROZ
JIRÓN
ERICK
WILLIAM
ESPINOZA
MENDOZA
EDUARDO
JESSI
SPIEGLER
SZEJMER
GILBERTO
DE LOS ÁNGELES
SÁNCHEZ
GARCÍA
CARLOS
BALBINO
GONZALEZ
ULLOA
KELLER
ESTEVEN
PÉREZ
DUARTE
LUIS
RAMÓN
CRUZ
ALVARADO
MANUEL
DE JESÚS
CHAVEZ
RAMIREZ
MARLON
JOSÉ
OROZCO
LARGAESPADA
PANFILA
ALVARADO
URBINA
TOMÁS
ALEJANDRO
ESTRADA
HERNÁNDEZ
YADER
CASTILLO
JOSÉ
DAVID
OVIEDO
MARTÍNEZ
JORGE
GASTÓN
PALACIOS
VARGAS
ERICK
EDUARDO
PACHECO
GERARDO
ANTONIO
ABURTO
MENDOZA
DOUGLAS
JOSÉ
MENDIOLA
VIALES
EZEQUIEL
GAMALIEL
LEIVA
GARCIA
FREDDY
JOSUE
GONZALEZ
OLIVAS
ORLANDO
DANIEL
AGUIRRE
CÓRDOBA
MAYCOL
CIPRIANO
GONZÁLEZ
HERNÁNDEZ
FRANCISCO
JAVIER
REYES
ZAPATA
JONATHAN
EDUARDO
MORAZAN
MEZA
DANIEL
JOSIAS
REYES
RIVERA
EDGAR
ISAAC
GUEVARA
PORTOBANCO
KEVIN
ANTONIO
COFFIN
REYES
HERIBERTO
MAUDIEL
PEREZ
DIAZ
MARVIN
JOSÉ
MELENDEZ
NÚÑEZ
JUAN
ALEJANDRO
ZEPEDA
ORTIZ
RUDDY
ANTONIO
HERNANDEZ
ALMENDAREZ
DARWIN
ALEXANDER
SALGADO
VILCHEZ
DARIEL
STIVEN
GUTIÉRREZ
RÍOS
JAIRO
ANTONIO
OSORIO
RAUDALES
DODANIM
JARED
CASTILBLANCO
BLANDON
CRUZ
ALBERTO
OBREGÓN
LOPEZ
MAURICIO
RAMÓN
LOPEZ
TORUÑO
JOSÉ
MANUEL
QUINTERO
CARLOS
MANUEL
DÍAZ
VÁZQUEZ
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ABOUT
GIEI
The independent experts were selected by the IACHR and appointed by the Secretary General of the OAS, with the appointment of Amerigo Incalcaterra, Sofía Macher, Pablo Parenti and Claudia Paz and Paz Bailey, all of them with a high technical level and a recognized career in the protection of human rights. human rights 7. The appointment, for a period of six months, extendable by agreement of the parties for the time necessary for the fulfillment of its objective 8, was reported to the Government of Nicaragua on June 29, 2018. The attributions of the GIEI agreed by the parties were the following:
- A. Technically analyze the lines of investigation and make recommendations for actions regarding the different levels of legal responsibility, in accordance with Nicaraguan legislation.
- a. Analyze if in the investigation all the lines of investigation are being exhausted correctly and if the appropriate legal figures are being used, in accordance with the Nicaraguan legislation, for the framing of the possible illicit and those responsible.
- b. If this is the case and in accordance with the highest international standards and best regional practices, recommend what actions should be implemented to ensure that the lines of investigation are exhausted.
- c. The GIEI will be empowered to contribute and support the investigations that the Nicaraguan authorities carry out.
- d. The GIEI will be empowered to propose to the Nicaraguan authorities the adoption of additional measures that guarantee the security of the people who collaborate in the investigations that are carried out, whether as witnesses, experts or collaborators, in accordance with the Nicaraguan regulations in force.
- B. Technical analysis of the Comprehensive Care Plan for Victims of the events that occurred during the period of April 18, 2018 to the date.
- a. Analyze the intervention of the State to develop a Comprehensive Care Plan for victims and their families.
- b. If this is the case and in accordance with the highest international standards and best regional practices, recommend what actions should be implemented to provide the necessary comprehensive attention and reparation to victims and their families.
- c. The State reiterates its disposition that, based on the recommendations issued for this case by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts with reasons for the requested technical assistance, its institutional capacities should continue to be strengthened.
The GIEI began its work in Nicaragua on July 2, 2018, supported by an interdisciplinary technical team composed of professionals of various nationalities and specialties. On July 3, at a press conference, the GIEI was presented by the IACHR to Nicaraguan society.