US EditionWith Photos, Banners, and Candles, Relatives of Detainees in Venezuela Hold a Vigil in Front of the Prosecutor's Office and Demand Their Release.
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Tens of people held a vigil in front of the prosecutor’s office in Caracas on Wednesday to call for the release of political prisoners, a day after Amnesty International (AI) denounced a “repunt” in the enforced disappearances following the presidential election almost a year ago. In 2024, protests broke out after President Nicolás Maduro’s re-election on July 28 in the midst of allegations of fraud. The riots left 27 dead and 2,400 detained, ac…
CNN en Español With a candle and a banner displaying the photo and name of her son, Roberto Alvarado, Jesusa Jansasoy participated in a vigil in front of the Venezuelan Attorney General's Office on Wednesday. She and dozens of others demanded the release of their relatives detained amid the protests that followed the controversial elections of July 28 of last year. Jansasoy told CNN that, after her son's arrest, it took several days to learn his…
Almost a year after the presidential elections, a group of relatives of detainees in the context of the protests against the results of the CNE asked the Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, for a meeting to present the cases directly to him and to know why the releases are paralyzed. “We are about to turn one year since this nightmare began and we still do not understand why our relatives continue to be under this unjust prison,” he subscribes…
Venezuela, a state where someone disappears, is made to look like something legal, prisons turned into torture devices, denied family visits, virtually non-existent defense and fair trial is an illusion. Accusation for terrorism or incitement to hatred works as an automatic condemnation. That is one of the many tragedies that we must look forward to on July 18, Nelson Mandela International Day, when the world recalls the United Nations Standard …
The practice of enforced disappearance in Venezuela has been systematic, especially after the presidential elections of 28 July 2024 and the subsequent repressive wave. It is a practice that is not only a serious violation of human rights, but is considered a crime against humanity and therefore its investigation is the responsibility of the International Criminal Court.
17-07-25.-The vigil organized on July 16 by the Mothers for Truth Committee in front of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Caracas began as an act of silent resistance and ended with an official promise: "to review 25 cases of detainees following the post-election protests of July 24, 2024". ...
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