(CNN) — The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (Cenidh) organization said on its Twitter account on Saturday that almost a hundred people from Panama received “mistreatment” and were “arbitrarily stranded” on the southern border.
The Cenidh explained that through interviews it learned that the authorities asked the applicants for their phone number and address, and that they were not offered any explanation about the cause of the delay.
The people were reported to have remained at the Peñas Blancas Border, approximately 220 kilometers south of Managua.
Vilma Núñez, president of Cenidh, told CNN that the only requirement for any Nicaraguan to enter their country is to show their valid identity card or passport.
According to Núñez, the immigration authorities did not explain the reasons for the blockade on entry, adding that if it was for sanitary reasons, the government has not declared any requirements for those who enter, except for measuring the temperature.
The activist affirmed that the people traveled to Panama on different dates and that they worked in different tasks, and that they were in Nicaraguan territory this Saturday waiting for one of a migration response to go to their homes.
CNN has not verified that the alleged victims of abuse have the documentation required to enter Nicaragua.
CNN consulted the complaint to the Migration Directorate and the Communication and Citizenship Council, coordinated by Vice President Rosario Murillo, but so far they have not responded to the request.
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