Nicaragua says it will withdraw from Central American Parliament

The country’s crackdown on human rights has left it increasingly isolated in Latin America.Nicaragua’s government has announced it will withdraw from the Central American Parliament, a key regional body, as President Daniel Ortega and his co-president and wife, Rosario Murillo, consolidate power.The Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that it would exit the six-country parliament, established to help promote human rights and democracy in Central America.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3International body votes to convene emergency meeting over Nicaragualist 2 of 3US says it will use regional body to isolate Nicaragualist 3 of 3Why has Nicaragua taken Germany to the ICJ over Gaza genocide?end of listThe announcement comes shortly after Friday’s passage of a resolution at the Organization of American States (OAS), calling on Nicaragua to restore civil rights and release political prisoners.The Nicaraguan government, however, said Saturday’s action was “in the full exercise of its sovereignty”.The government said the decision would take effect immediately, the latest in a series of withdrawals from regional and international organisations the country has undertaken.The...