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Specifically, this resolution would:

Call on the Ortega regime to release all political prisoners & cease the repression of dissent in Nicaragua;
Condemn the government’s failure to comply with agreements it made with the Organization of American States;
Urge the Ortega to respect Nicaraguans’ constitutional rights & implement free, fair, multiparty elections open to international observers;
Express full support for the Nicaraguan people, media, and civil society in their pursuit of a peaceful return to democratic order;
Recognize & support U.S. government efforts to promote democracy in Nicaragua and hold corrupt actors & human rights abusers in the regime accountable;
Urge the U.S. government to continue to apply pressure on the Ortega regime & consider additional sanctions against officials who’ve violated human rights or committed significant acts of corruption; and
Urge the international community to hold the Ortega regime accountable for human rights abuses, including attacks on religious freedom, and restrict its access to foreign financing unless or until it allows for free, fair, and prompt elections open to monitoring by credible international & local electoral observers.

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Should the U.S. Support the Nicaraguan People’s Peaceful Protests & Increase Pressure on Daniel Ortega’s Regime for its Oppression?