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‘It’s a Mockery’: Family Members Call on Defensoría to Reevaluate Amnesty Law in Venezuela · Global Voices

Caracas, Venezuela. Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela met Monday with representatives of the Ombudsman's Office to denounce the delays in the implementation of the amnesty, and to ask for answers for the critical health situation of the detainees.A historic Amnesty Law promoted by the president-in-charge, Delcy Rodríguez, provides for the dismissal of criminal cases of hundreds of political prisoners.Two months after its approval, se…

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Caracas, Venezuela. Relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela met Monday with representatives of the Ombudsman's Office to denounce the delays in the implementation of the amnesty, and to ask for answers for the critical health situation of the detainees.A historic Amnesty Law promoted by the president-in-charge, Delcy Rodríguez, provides for the dismissal of criminal cases of hundreds of political prisoners.Two months after its approval, se…

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After 19 days awaiting a response from the Ombudsman’s Office, the relatives of political prisoners returned to this instance. This time they were attended by an official who assured that there is a special commission that will attend to their cases. Caracas. The demand for “more releases” raised this Monday, May 4, by the members of the [...] The Ombudsman’s office commits itself to reviewing cases of political prisoners at the insistence of re…

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On Monday, the Defensoría del Pueblo of Venezuela received a group of relatives of “political prisoners” and pledged to receive their complaints about torture, cruel and inhuman treatment against their relatives in different prisons in the South American country, including cases of Colombian detainees. “A special commission is being set up to deal with absolutely [...] The Defensoría del Pueblo of Venezuela commits itself to hearing complaints f…

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The Ombudsman’s Office pledged on Monday to deal with cases of political prisoners, opening the door to receiving complaints about alleged torture and cruel and inhuman treatment in the country’s prisons. The executive director of the Ombudsman’s Office, Ignacio da Costa, received a group of relatives of political prisoners. According to the news agency EFE, a delegated defender will take charge of each of the cases. “A special commission is bei…

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Faced with reports of physical and psychological violence in military and civilian camps, civil organizations are seeking to make visible the situation of those who are still awaiting sentence or are missing. The post Relatives of political prisoners will mobilize in Caracas against torture in detention centers appeared first on EL NATIONALA.

The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Venezuela (Clippve) has formally summoned relatives, lawyers and human rights activists to attend the office of the Office of the Ombudsman in Caracas on Monday, May 4. The aim of the action is to record detailed files on alleged cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment [...] Family members of political prisoners will come to the Office of the Ombudsman to report torture in detention centers …

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