At least 10 dead in Nicaragua protests

Demonstrators in the capital of Managua threw rocks and set fires in unrest that started Wednesday, and police responded with tear gas.

The social security changes would increase contributions into the social security system by workers and employers but reduce the amount retired workers will get as a pension.

The government said Friday night it's opening talks with the protesters, according to El 19 Digital. President Daniel Ortega was scheduled to speak Saturday afternoon.

A police officer aims at protesters during clashes Friday in Managua.

The army was deployed late Friday to protect government buildings, El 19 Digital reported.

The UN Human Rights Office condemned the violence against protesters, whom the vice president compared earlier to "vampires" who "feed off blood and they think that with this, they'll achieve advances in their political agenda."

Nicaragua "needs to comply with their international obligations to guarantee that people are able to freely express their rights of freedom of expression and freedom to peacefully assemble," UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Liz Throssell said in a statement.

CNN's Daniel Silva Fernandez, Joe Sterling and Florencia Trucco contributed to this report.

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