Nicaragua's government said on Saturday it is leaving the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN, a six-country regional body meant to promote democracy and human rights), with immediate effect and "in the full exercise of its sovereignty." The move came a day after the Organization of American States passed a resolution urging President Daniel Ortega and co-president Rosario Murillo to restore civil rights and free political prisoners. It extends a pattern of exits from international bodies, including the OAS in 2023 and the UN Human Rights Council in 2025, as the government faces accusations of imprisonment, torture and exile of critics and a UN finding of at least eight custody deaths since 2018.