EU Hits Nicaragua on Rights, Seeks Sanctions as Talks Resume
Police officers drive next to an overturned burning police vehicle after an anti-government protest in Managua, on Sept. 2, 2018.
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Managua, Nicaragua (AP) -- The European Parliament approved a strongly worded resolution criticizing Nicaragua on human rights and calling for sanctions Thursday, as talks between President Daniel Ortega's government and the opposition resumed after being suspended over the weekend.
The non-binding resolution asks the European Union's External Action Service and member nations for "targeted and individual sanctions" such as visa bans and asset freezes against the Central American nation and "individuals responsible for human rights abuses" until fundamental rights and freedoms are restored and upheld.