UNITED NATIONS Economic and Social CouncilDistr. GENERAL E/1986/3/Add.l5 8 March 1990 ENGLISH • Original: SPANISH First regular session of 1990 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS Initial .reports submitted bv States parties to the Covenant concerning rights covered by articles 10 to -12, in accordance with the,.second stage of ,th.e programme established by the Economic and Social Council ...in. its resolution 1988 (, L1() NICARAGUA [9 February 1990] INTRODUCTION 1. The Government of Nicaragua is submitting this initial report in compliance with the rights and obligations covered by articles 10 to 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in the light of the guidelines for the submission of reports contained in Economic and Social Council document E/C.12/1987/2, 2. The considerable delay in this submission has been caused by a number of factors, the principal one being without doubt the extremely serious and exceptional circumstances in Nicaragua from the time President Reagan took office as head of the Government of the United States of America up to the end of his presidential mandate. GE.90-15899/1865B 3. All are aware of the judgment by the International Court of justice in The Hague on 27 June 1986, finding the United States Government guilty of violating basic principles of customary international law, such as the non-use of force in international relations, non-intervention in internal affairs and the sovereign equality of the State of Nicaragua. The judgment of the International Court of Justice also states that the United States violated the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation which it concluded with Nicaragua in 1956. Furthermore, the United States Government imposed a complete trade embargo on Nicaragua on 1 May 1985 and the embargo has not been lifted to date.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the reporting of a country's compliance with international human rights agreements, specifically the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The content focuses on the government's actions and circumstances that have affected its ability to comply with certain rights, rather than specific economic, environmental, or scientific issues.

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Human rights