A/HRC/42/16/Add.1 I. Background 1. Nicaragua participated in the third cycle of the universal periodic review on 17 May 2019, which gave rise to 259 recommendations. 2. The State of Nicaragua presents its official position on these recommendations. II. Recommendations accepted: 135 125.5, 125.8, 125.9, 125.37, 125.38, 125.39, 125.40, 125.41, 125.43, 125.45, 125.46, 125.47, 125.48, 125.49, 125.50, 125.51, 125.52, 125.53, 125.54, 125.55, 125.57, 125.58, 125.59, 125.61, 125.64, 125.66, 125.75, 125.85, 125.87, 125.89, 125.90, 125.95, 125.103, 125.105, 125.107, 125.110, 125.111, 125.112, 125.113, 125.114, 125.116, 125.118, 125.121, 125.122, 125.124, 125.127, 125.143, 125.144, 125.145, 125.151, 125.156, 125.161, 125.162, 125.164, 125.166, 125.167, 125.169, 125.170, 125.171, 125.172, 125.173, 125.174, 125.175, 125.176, 125.177, 125.178, 125.179, 125.180, 125.181, 125.182, 125.183, 125.184, 125.185, 125.186, 125.187, 125.188, 125.189, 125.190, 125.191, 125.192, 125.193, 125.194, 125.195, 125.196, 125.197, 125.198, 125.199, 125.200, 125.201, 125.202, 125.203, 125.204, 125.205, 125.206, 125.207, 125.208, 125.209, 125.210, 125.211, 125.212, 125.213, 125.214, 125.215, 125.220, 125.221, 125.222, 125.223, 125.224, 125.225, 125.227, 125.228, 125.229, 125.230, 125.231, 125.232, 125.233, 125.234, 125.235, 125.236, 125.237, 125.238, 125.241, 125.244, 125.246, 125.247, 125.248, 125.249, 125.250, 125.251, 125.252, 125.253, 125.254, 125.255, 125.256, 125.257. III. Recommendations not accepted: 24 125.1, 125.2, 125.3, 125.4, 125.6, 125.7, 125.10, 125.11, 125.12, 125.13, 125.15, 125.16, 125.17, 125.18, 125.19, 125.20, 125.21, 125.22, 125.23, 125.36, 125.136, 125.149, 125.217, 125.219. IV. Recommendations that are not applicable because they lack basis and misrepresent the reality and therefore are not accepted: 100 125.14, 125.24, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 125.28, 125.29, 125.30, 125.31, 125.32, 125.33, 125.34, 125.35, 125.42, 125.44, 125.56, 125.60, 125.62, 125.63, 125.65, 125.67, 125.68, 125.69, 125.70, 125.71, 125.72, 125.73, 125.74, 125.76, 125.77, 125.78, 125.79, 125.80, 125.81, 125.82, 125.83, 125.84, 125.86, 125.88, 125.91, 125.92, 125.93, 125.94, 125.96, 125.97, 125.98, 125.99, 125.100, 125.101, 125.102, 125.104, 125.106, 125.108, 125.109, 125.115, 125.117, 125.119, 125.120, 125.123, 125.125, 125.126, 125.128, 125.129, 125.130, 125.131, 125.132, 125.133, 125.134, 125.135, 125.137, 125.138, 125.139, 125.140, 125.141, 125.142, 125.146, 125.147, 125.148, 125.150, 125.152, 125.153, 125.154, 125.155, 125.157, 125.158, 125.159, 125.160, 125.163, 125.165, 125.168, 125.216, 125.218, 125.226, 125.239, 125.240, 125.242, 125.243, 125.245, 125.258, 125.259. V. Rationale for accepting recommendations 3. The Government of Nicaragua will continue to guarantee the enjoyment of human rights throughout the country, in keeping with its commitment to peace, stability, sustainable development, international solidarity and humanism and in compliance with the national Constitution, national laws and the international instruments to which the State is a party. (125.51, 125.127, 125.143, 125.144, 125.161, 125.175, 125.183, 125.189, 125.204) 2 GE.19-15735