(Reuters) – Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new “volunteer” police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega’s government is formalizing a paramilitary force. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Opposition figures and human rights groups have raised concerns that the force is an attempt to institutionalize armed civilians loyal to Ortega. They say some of the new rec…

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Nicaragua launches ‘volunteer’ police force that critics fear will be paramilitary

(Reuters) - Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new "volunteer" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega's government is formalizing a paramilitary force. Read full story

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Nicaragua launches 'volunteer' police force that critics fear will be paramilitary

Nicaraguan authorities swore in more than 1,400 masked civilians to form part of a new \"volunteer\" police force on Friday, raising concerns from human rights groups that President Daniel Ortega's government is formalizing a paramilitary force.

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With their faces covered by balaclavas, thousands of civilians were appointed by Nicaraguan authorities to join the country's “voluntary police” - an organization considered a paramilitary group by the opposition and created after a controversial constitutional reform.
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Ortega's New Volunteer Force: Institutionalizing Allegiance Nicaraguan authorities have sworn in more than 1,400 masked civilians as part of a newly formed "volunteer" police force, raising alarms among human rights groups about the institutionalization of a pro-government paramilitary faction.Critics, including opposition leaders, argue that the force serves to cement the power of President Daniel Ortega by legitimizing armed civilians who part…

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Nicaragua swears in 1,400 masked civilians as ‘volunteer’ police force

Thousands of hooded citizens have sworn in Nicaragua to become "volunteer police," a move criticized by the opposition, who say they are in fact "paramilitaries." More...

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Nicaragua: Thousands of hooded "volunteer police" take oath

The opposition reacts to the constitutional reform that provides for an “auxiliary support corps” for the security forces and speaks of “paramilitary forces”

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