Who Is Luis Cañas Novoa? Rubio Sanctions Top Nicaraguan Official
Summary
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sanctioned Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa, Nicaragua’s Vice Minister of the Interior, for alleged human rights abuses. The sanctions ban Cañas Novoa and his immediate family from entering the United States, in response to Nicaragua’s crackdown on protests since 2018.Key Facts
- Luis Roberto Cañas Novoa has served about 10 years as Nicaragua’s Vice Minister of the Interior.
- He is accused of ordering discriminatory treatment and cruel punishment of political prisoners in Nicaragua.
- U.N. human rights experts report that Cañas Novoa is involved in expulsions coordinated with police and mistreatment of detainees.
- The sanctions were made under a U.S. law focused on human rights abuses.
- The crackdown against protests in Nicaragua began in April 2018, resulting in over 300 deaths.
- The U.S. government continues to impose sanctions on Nicaragua’s Ortega-Murillo government officials.
- Travel to Nicaragua is discouraged by the U.S. due to human rights risks and limited healthcare.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the Nicaraguan government a “dictatorship” and reaffirmed U.S. efforts to hold them accountable.
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