Nicaragua
National Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Presidential system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Specialized body - Human rights
Commission for Peace, Defense, Governance and Human Rights March 1985
About
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Nature
Permanent or temporary (ad-hoc)
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Permanent
- Themes
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Human rights
Members
All Members | 45 years of age or younger | |
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Total | 12 | 3 |
Male | 6 | 2 |
Female | 6 | 1 |
Chairperson(s)
(2022-01)
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Person
Person details for the Chair
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Filiberto Jacinto Rodríguez López (Male)
Date of birth: 16 Aug 1960 - Political affiliation
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Majority
Committee functions
The Committee has the following functions:
- Mainstream human rights into the work of (other) parliamentary committees and of Parliament as a whole
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Yes
- Scrutinise all Bills for their compatibility with human rights
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No
- Scrutinise the Executive’s policy for compatibility with human rights
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No
- Obtain information from the Executive about the justification for actions or inaction which affect human rights
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No
- Scrutinise State compliance with existing UN human rights treaties
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No
- Initiate inquiries of its own choosing
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Yes
- Scrutinise proposed human rights treaties, and other international treaties with implications for human rights, and report to Parliament thereon, prior to ratification
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Yes
- Ascertain and review the Executive’s reasons for not acceding to or ratifying existing international human rights treaties
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No
- Scrutinise the Executive’s response to judgments of national, regional and international courts with implications for human rights
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No
- Monitor the adequacy of the existing national system for the protection of human rights
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Yes
- Review the allocation and expenditure of funds in the State budget to support measures to promote and protect human rights
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No
- Other important functions, please specify
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Article 66 (Organic Law No. 606 of the National Assembly) establishes the functions of the Committee: 1) Amnesties and pardons; 2) Promotion and protection of men, women, boys and girls, against violations of their human rights; 3) Promotion and protection of vulnerable social sectors; 4) Promotion and protection of Humanitarian Law; 5) Army of Nicaragua and the National Police; 6) Ministry of Defense and Ministry of the Interior; 7) National Penitentiary System, Firemen, Directorate of Migration and Immigration and any other that is related; 8) Patriotic Symbols; 9) Granting and cancellation of legal personalities to non-profit civil associations; 1O) Citizen certificate; and 11) Civil Defence.
Committee involvement in international and national reporting mechanisms
Such as the UN Human Rights Council and its' Universal Periodic Review, the UN CEDAW Committee etc.
- Consulted in the preparation of national report to the UN Human Rights Council
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No
- Included in the official delegation which orally presented the most recent national report to the Council
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No
- Discussed the conclusions and recommendations which the Council adopted as a result
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No
- Conducted hearings with the Executive about its plans to implement the conclusions and recommendations of the Human Rights Council
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No
Committee powers
The Committee has the power to:
- Propose amendments to legislation
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Yes
- Introduce bills into Parliament
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Yes
- Initiate parliamentary debates on its reports or on subjects of its choosing
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Yes
- Carry out inquiries
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Yes
- Hold oral evidence hearings
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Yes
- Compel witnesses to attend
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Yes
- Compel the production of documents and papers
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Yes
- Make recommendations to the Executive
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No
- Conduct visits, including visits abroad
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Yes
- Access places of detention without notice
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Yes
Committee working methods
The Committee:
- Adopts an annual or longer-term work plan
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Yes
- Publishes reports on its work on the parliamentary website
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Yes
- Usually reaches consensus on the issues on which it reports
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Yes
- Systematically follows up its reports and recommendations
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Yes
- Reports regularly to Parliament on its activities
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Yes
- Number of specialised staff to service committee
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3
Cooperation and coordination
The Committee regularly cooperates and coordinates (e.g. through sharing of reports; meetings; joint follow-up action) with:
- Other parliamentary committees
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Always
- Civil society organisations
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Sometimes
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National Human Rights Institution(s)
Often called “Commissions” and/or “Ombudspersons” in the area of human rights
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Sometimes
- Academic institutions, including research institutes on human rights and the rule of law
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Sometimes
- The media
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Sometimes
Contact information for the Committee
- Contact / Address
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No information available
- Phone
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+505-22768440
- Fax number
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No information available
- Web site