; (B) the cessation of the violence perpetrated against civilians by the National Police of Nicaragua and by armed groups supported by the Government of Nicaragua; (C) independent investigations into the killings of protesters; and (D) the restoration of Nicaraguan citizenship and restitution of political and civil rights for all Nicaraguan nationals unjustly stripped of their nationality, including the 222 Nicaraguan nationals arbitrarily imprisoned and expelled to the United States on February 9, 2023, and the 94 additional Nicaraguan dissidents stripped of their nationality on February 15, 2023; (2) to encourage international support to empower the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua to fulfil its mission to conduct thorough and independent investigations into all alleged human rights violations and abuses committed in Nicaragua since April 2018, including alleged crimes against humanity; and (3) to provide investigative and technical assistance to the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua as requested and as permitted under United Nations rules and regulations and United States law. (b) Support for further action The President may direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to urge the United Nations to provide greater action with respect to human rights violations in Nicaragua by— (1) urging the United Nations General Assembly to consider a resolution, consistent with prior United Nations resolutions, condemning the exile of political prisoners and attacks on religious freedom by the Ortega regime; and (2) assisting efforts by the relevant United Nations Special Envoys and Special Rapporteurs to promote respect for human rights and encourage negotiations that lead to free, fair, and democratic elections in Nicaragua.