Juan Pappier had this information in Human Rights Watch (HRW). Here is an excerpt:

Today, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights presented a damning report on the brutal repression by the Daniel Ortega government in Nicaragua. It provides a basis for the UN Human Rights Council to take a more robust approach to the human rights crisis in Nicaragua and establish an international investigative mechanism to gather and preserve evidence of human rights violations during its current 49th session.

The High Commissioner identified a “pattern of serious violations of civil and political rights” that arbitrarily suppressed dissenting opinions from the November 2021 electoral process and “created an environment unconducive to the holding of genuine, fair and credible elections.” Violations included the abusive detention of 39 government critics ahead of the elections, including seven presidential candidates who remain imprisoned. 

Most of these critics have been prosecuted for “conspiracy to undermine national integrity” without respect for their rights or basic due process. Many were held strictly incommunicado, and some were held in solitary confinement for a prolonged period longer than 15 days, which amounts to torture. Even when visits were allowed, they were heavily restricted, the High Commissioner found, and detainees were provided meager meals and unbalanced diets, leading to visible loss of weight. They were not allowed to receive food brought by their relatives and prison guards kept lights on in the cells all night. Some detainees were refused the specialized care that their chronic illnesses required.

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