"UN denounces new attacks on Indigenous people in Nicaragua’s largest reserve", 21 March 2023

...A wave of violence against Indigenous people in Nicaragua this month has drawn international outcry over the government’s lack of action against land invaders committing human rights violations and destroying some of the country’s most important forests.

Groups believed to be connected to cattle ranching, logging and illegal mining launched several attacks in March against Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous communities living in and around the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, the largest protected area in Nicaragua...

On March 11, armed settlers killed at least six Mayangna Sauni As men in the Wilu community while injuring one other, who was sent to the hospital, according to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, which denounced the attacks. Several other members of the community are still missing...

Other residents were forced to relocate after the settlers — who numbered around 60 — burned down their houses, according to the Legal Assistance Center for Indigenous Peoples (CALPI), an NGO. The settlers left intact only the community’s church, pastor’s residence and school...

The day before the March 11 attack, three members of the Musawás community were kidnapped by armed settlers near the Waspuk river, according to the UN. And on March 6, three Indigenous people were attacked near Sabakitang. One of the victims was shot in the chest and another lost four fingers.

The violence forced around 30 families to relocate, the UN said...