He sued the United States to the United Nations!, 37 years ago, the International Court of Justice | Nicaragua | United States
According to a report by Effe, the Nicaraguan government demanded over $12 billion in historical compensation from the United States through the United Nations on June 27th to make up for the losses caused by the United States providing funding for the Nicaraguan civil war in the 1980s.
The report states that the award for compensation was made by the International Court of Justice on June 27, 1986. Nicaragua officially abandoned its claim for compensation in 1991, but President Daniel Ortega's government has resumed its claim for this huge sum of money.
The new claim document for compensation that has not been executed was submitted by Ortega to the United Nations Secretary General Guterres, and personally submitted by Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Dennis Moncada on the occasion of the 37th anniversary of the International Court of Justice's ruling.
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According to the report, Ortega requested Guterres to distribute this letter expressing Nicaragua's position as an official document to all United Nations member states.
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Ortega stated in the letter, "Nicaragua takes this opportunity to remind that there is a historical debt owed to the Nicaraguan people that the United States has not yet settled after 37 years."
He stated that this is not an obligation to be established or to seek advice from judicial institutions, but rather an obligation clearly established in the final decision of the highest international judicial authority.
According to reports, Ortega recalled that 37 years ago, the International Court of Justice ruled that the United States would compensate Nicaragua for "all losses caused by military and paramilitary activities.".
"In March 1988, when the report and all supporting documents were submitted, the estimated value of the loss was $12 billion," explained Ortega.