Brooklyn Rivera, a prominent Nicaraguan Indigenous leader, died in state custody over the weekend. He was 73 years old. Rivera was a former lawmaker and leader of the Miskito people, the largest Indigenous group in Nicaragua. In the 1980s, Rivera fought against the Sandinista government alongside the CIA-backed Contra rebels. He was imprisoned three years ago by Nicaraguan authorities. Three days before his death, the government published photos of Rivera bedridden, intubated and emaciated, prompting outrage from human rights groups.