{"id":23542,"date":"2024-01-15T15:25:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T14:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=23542"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T10:43:00","slug":"confirmed-bishop-alvarez-released-from-prison-by-nicaraguan-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/alvarez-released","title":{"rendered":"CONFIRMED: Bishop \u00c1lvarez released from prison by Nicaraguan government"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23542\" class=\"elementor elementor-23542\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63b9349 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63b9349\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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on behalf of the bishop<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04230a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04230a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-052900c\" data-id=\"052900c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3f789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a3f789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-id=\"02d3b18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77a3ca8\" data-id=\"77a3ca8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d80d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7d80d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ROME, ITALY<\/strong> (15 January 2024) \u2013 The Nicaraguan government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.el19digital.com\/articulos\/ver\/titulo:148277-gobierno-de-nicaragua-y-santa-sede-acuerdan-envio-de-obispos-sacerdotes-y-seminaristas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> the release of two bishops, fifteen priests and two seminarians to the Holy See on Sunday. Among them was the Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez, who had been sentenced to 26 years in prison for preaching on the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government. International pressure for his release has been mounting as ADF International petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and advocated before the US Congress on the bishop\u2019s behalf.<\/p><p>According to the Nicaraguan government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.el19digital.com\/articulos\/ver\/titulo:148277-gobierno-de-nicaragua-y-santa-sede-acuerdan-envio-de-obispos-sacerdotes-y-seminaristas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>: \u201cThey have already been received by Vatican Authorities, in compliance with Agreements of Good Faith and Goodwill, which seek to promote understanding and improve communication between the Holy See and Nicaragua, for Peace and Good.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe celebrate and welcome the release of bishop \u00c1lvarez and other members of the Nicaraguan clergy. \u00c1lvarez should have never been harassed and unjustly imprisoned for simply fulfilling his duties as a Catholic bishop in the first place. No one should be punished or prosecuted for <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressing their faith<\/a>. ADF International is privileged to have supported the pursuit of justice for the bishop and we pray now for his recovery from this ordeal as well as the difficult situation that remains in Nicaragua,\u201d said Kristina Hjelkrem, Legal Counsel for Latin America for ADF International, and lead lawyer on the bishop\u2019s case.<\/p><p><strong>Imprisoned for the faith<\/strong><\/p><p>The persecution of <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/bishop-rolando-alvarez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop \u00c1lvarez<\/a> by Nicaraguan authorities started on August 4, 2022, when police agents prevented him from leaving his residence, the Episcopal Curia of Matagalpa, to celebrate Mass at a nearby cathedral. The Bishop, along with seminarians, priests, and a cameraman, was forcibly detained by police in the diocesan offices for 15 days.<\/p><p>Later, on August 19, 2022, police forcibly entered the residence, and arbitrarily arrested Bishop \u00c1lvarez and seven other members of the Catholic Church without a warrant. Bishop \u00c1lvarez then was placed under house arrest by authorities.<\/p><p>Following the arrest, Nicaraguan authorities opened a criminal investigation into the bishop for the crimes of \u201cundermining national integrity\u201d and \u201cpropagation of false news through information and communication technologies\u201d. Bishop \u00c1lvarez later was found guilty of these crimes, along with \u201caggravated obstruction of functions\u201d and \u201cdisobedience of contempt for authority\u201d.<\/p><p>The Bishop\u2019s charges were based on sermons that he had delivered from the pulpit as a result of what he considered a religious duty to preach on God-given freedoms and about governmental human rights violations.<\/p><p>On February 9, 2023, \u00c1lvarez was taken out of prison and transferred to the airport to be expelled from the country. Nicaraguan authorities did not inform Bishop \u00c1lvarez why he was being placed on a plane or where he was being sent. \u00c1lvarez refused to board the flight. The next day, he was convicted after a trial that he did not know was taking place, and at which he was therefore unable to testify or cross-examine witnesses.<\/p><p>Bishop \u00c1lvarez was deprived of his nationality and citizenship rights according to a problematic national law, and sentenced to 26 years and 4 months in prison, in addition to being ordered to pay 800 days worth of fines, amounting to almost $5000 USD. He was held in prison for nearly 11 months, deprived of contact with legal representation. Reliable sources attested to the gruesome conditions \u00c1lvarez suffered in prison, including being kept in total isolation in a maximum-security cell called &#8222;El Infiernillo&#8220; for several weeks.<\/p><p><strong>Mounting international pressure<\/strong><\/p><p>An appeal to the Managua Court of Appeals against the conviction resulting from the sham trial was refused on procedural grounds for failing to challenge specific parts of the judgment, which the court had not provided. Further, the Bishop initially was denied his lawyer of choice, and his legal representation since has been refused basic information about his case. The bishop was finally convicted in a trial at which he was not present.<\/p><p>There was no further effective legal recourse available to him in Nicaragua, which is why ADF International filed a petition on his behalf before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights regarding violations of his rights to religious freedom, freedom of expression, and right to due process, amongst others. Despite his liberation, his case continues before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in hopes of achieving justice for the bishop and setting a positive precedent for others facing similar trials in Nicaragua.<\/p><p>In November 2023, Members of the US House Foreign Affairs\u2019 Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hosted a hearing titled \u201cAn Urgent Appeal to Let Bishop \u00c1lvarez go\u201d. Witness and expert testimony were provided on the ongoing human rights crisis in Nicaragua. ADF International also submitted a statement regarding legal abuses during his sham prosecution and broader human rights violations of his case.<\/p><p>Bishop \u00c1lvarez\u2019 ordeal prompted numerous bodies including OAS member states, UN special rapporteurs, a UN expert group, the European Union, and the U.S. State Department to call on Nicaragua to comply with its human rights obligations and release \u00c1lvarez and other members of the Catholic clergy.<\/p><p>\u201cThe international community celebrates the release of Bishop \u00c1lvarez, but will continue to denounce the detention of others who remain imprisoned in Nicaragua because of their faith,\u201d continued Hjelkrem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca2e47 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bca2e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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