Several member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) have condemned Ortega’s announcement. But this does not transform an internal human rights crisis into a threat to hemispheric peace and security. We made clear that the withdrawal did not erase the international human rights obligations applicable to Nicaragua, including those arising from the American Convention on Human Rights. The OAS can call upon Nicaragua to comply with decisions and provisional measures of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The OAS must maintain constant vigilance, document continuing abuses through its human rights institutions, and keep Nicaragua under sustained consideration by its political organs.