A/HRC/42/18 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 17 September 2019 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9–27 September 2019 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Situation of human rights in Nicaragua Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary Submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 40/2, the present report provides an overview of the human rights situation in Nicaragua from 19 August 2018 to 31 July 2019. It contains 14 recommendations to help address outstanding concerns. * The present report was submitted after the deadline to reflect the most recent developments. GE.19-15908(E) 