IBAHRI condemns the mass revocation of lawyers’ licences in Nicaragua
On September 2 the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute condemned the suspension in recent weeks of the licences of around 2,000 lawyers and notaries, both inside Nicaragua and in exile. Those affected received no prior notice, no opportunity to be heard, and no published legal basis; many learned of it only when they tried to file documents or appear in court, or when they noticed changes …