Managua, 14 Mar Women imprisoned for political reasons in Nicaragua, who number 14 of the 169 considered “political prisoners” by humanitarian agencies, “have been subjected to greater abuse,” denounced Monday the NGO Autonomous Movement of Women. “Such is the case of Tamara Davila, who has been subjected to total isolation for nine months in a 'bolted' or totally sealed cell, having no contact with anyone but her jailers,” said Violeta Delgado, of the Autonomous Movement of Women. Delgado spoke at a public hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), held at the request of eight organizations, in which the State of Nicaragua was absent. According to the women's advocate, Davila, who is the leader of the opposition National Blue and White Unit and sentenced to 8 years in prison for crimes considered treason, has been “subjected to daily interrogations in which, for their actions, they are blamed for the alleged abandonment of social care work linked to gender”. Delgado also mentioned the case of opposition leader Violeta Granera, who is an “older adult (70 years old) and whose family has expressed concern about the serious deterioration in her health, including the loss of teeth, which prevents her from feeding.” FORMER GUERRILLA IS BEING HELD WITH MEN In addition, there is the case of the 66-year-old former Sandinista guerrilla dissident Dora María Tellez, “held in the area destined for men as a way of disrespecting their gender status.” Tellez, a historic Sandinista fighter and former fighting partner of President Daniel Ortega, has been in prison since 13 June 2021 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison for treason. The leader of the Autonomous Women's Movement also referred to the demand of Ana Margarita Vijil's mother, another of the detainees who has asked “to allow female prisoners and prisoners a coat”, without success yet. Or that of human rights defender Eveling Pinto, 63, “who is a cancer survivor, with sequelae of kidney failure,” and doesn't have access to all the medicine she needs, she said. THE CASE OF MINOR CHILDREN Delgado also denounced that “minor sons and daughters, some boys and girls, have been restricted from any contact with their parents, including letters or drawings, this being a serious act of violence against them and a serious threat to their development”. The activist noted that of the 169 people imprisoned since the popular revolt that broke out in April 2018, the youngest is Samanta Padilla Jirón, aged 22, and Granera the oldest, at age 70. Both Granera and Nidia Barboza, 66, suffer from “pre-existing and developed diseases during their imprisonment,” according to the Autonomous Women's Movement, which warned the IACHR “that the conditions of detention of persons deprived of their liberty for political reasons remain far from inter-American standards and constitute cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, as well as physical and psychological torture against them”. The virtual hearing analyzed the human rights situation “in the context of impunity in Nicaragua, and the need to adopt extraordinary mechanisms for verification and accountability”. Nicaragua has been going through a political and social crisis since April 2018, which has been accentuated after the controversial general elections on November 7, in which Ortega was re-elected for a fifth term, fourth in a row and second with his wife, Rosario Murillo, as vice president, with his main contenders in prison. CHIEF lfp/gf/cpy