# IACHR called for dismantling parapolice groups

Date: 2018

Following renewed violence, the IACHR urged Nicaragua to stop repressing demonstrations, investigate the use of force by parapolice actors and dismantle such groups. The Commission linked the request directly to the May 30 violence and the broader human-rights crisis. Later IACHR monitoring documented police and parapolice coordination during further operations. [Organization of American States](https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2018/124.asp?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Drivers

- Ortega–Murillo family autocracy: https://factrail.ai/drivers/ortega-family-autocracy

## Sources

- https://oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2018/273.asp
- https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2018/124.asp

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/iachr-demands-parapolice-dismantlement-2018