B.Legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2(1)| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing1. | National Police of NicaraguaLa Policía Nacional Nicaragüense | Headquarters: Managua, NicaraguaDate of establishment: 22.8.1979Website: http://www.policia.gob.ni/ | The National Police of Nicaragua is responsible for the degrading treatment, including physical and psychological torture, of those who opposed the Ortega regime. It is responsible for the unlawful imprisonment of presidential pre-candidates, civil society leaders, student and rural leaders or independent journalists without any legal and democratic guarantees.The National Police was instrumental in Daniel Ortega avoiding facing any real democratic opposition during the general elections of 7 November 2021. Prior to those elections, the National Police conducted continuous surveillance and persecution of opposition leaders, unlawful residential break-ins and arbitrary arrests of opposition members, and it systematically threatened public employees.In 2018, the National Police was involved in killings of peaceful protesters across Nicaragua.The National Police of Nicaragua is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights, repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua. | 10.1.20222. | Supreme Electoral CouncilConsejo Supremo Electoral | Address: Pista Juan Pablo II, Managua 14005, NicaraguaWebsite: https://www.cse.gob.ni/Email: info@cse.gob.ni | The Supreme Electoral Council (SEC) is the body responsible for the preparation, holding and certification of the general elections of 7 November 2021, which by their lack of transparency, true opposition and democratic debate, undermined democratic institutions and processes. The SEC deprived the opposition of the opportunity to stand for free elections and ensured the organisation of polls in non-democratic conditions.The SEC is therefore responsible for the repression of democratic opposition and for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Nicaragua. | 10.1.20223. | Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services | Address: Avenida Bolívar, Esquina diagonal al edifico de la Cancillería, Aptdo 2664, Managua 10000, NicaraguaDate of registration: 12.6.1982Website: https://www.telcor.gob.ni | The Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Services (TELCOR) is the regulatory entity for telecommunications and postal services. It has been used by the Nicaraguan authorities to silence independent media, including three news organisations since 2018, during the repression of 2018 and after the general elections of 2021. During the general elections campaign, TELCOR was implementing a disinformation campaign on a large scale. As the institution in charge of the implementation of the cybersecurity law, TELCOR has been commanding and operating surveillance actions regarding civil society and democratic opposition.TELCOR is therefore responsible for serious violations of human rights, and repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 10.1.2022