“They Are Torture Centres”: NGOs Alert to a “Derelict Policy” in Prisons

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On Tuesday, the Venezuelan Observatory of Prisons (OVP) warned about a “policy of abandonment” of police cells and demanded that the authorities provide “human conditions” for prisoners. The NGO recalled that, according to national law, the cells are “pre-trial detention spaces for up to 48 hours.” However, some arrested people have become “weeks, months and even years” in these facilities. “The Venezuelan regime has not only been unable to reso…

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On Tuesday, the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) denounced "the policy of abandonment" in Venezuelan prisons, where there is "extreme hacinamiento, lack of drinking water, non-existent ventilation, insufficient food and no medical care" and demanded that Maduro's regime guarantee "human conditions" of imprisonment. "This is not a new crisis or a mistake of the system: it is a policy of abandonment.

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On Tuesday, the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) denounced a "policy of abandonment" in Venezuela's prisons, where, he added, there is "extreme hacinamiento, lack of drinking water, non-existent ventilation, insufficient food and no medical care," demanding that "human conditions" of imprisonment be guaranteed. "This is not a new crisis or a mistake of the system: it is a policy of abandonment. We have denounced it over and over ag…

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On Tuesday, June 17, Oenegé Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) denounced a "policy of abandonment" in the country's prisons, where, he added, there is "extreme hacinamiento, lack of drinking water, non-existent ventilation, insufficient food and no medical care," demanding that "human conditions" of imprisonment be guaranteed. "This is not a new crisis or a mistake of the system: it is a policy of abandonment. We have denounced this time…