Inter-American Court Orders the Closure of El Helicoid After Condemning the Venezuelan State for Torture · Global Voices
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The international court ruled in favor of Jorge Rojas, arrested in 2003, and demanded that an act be carried out for the assumption of responsibilities.
On Wednesday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the closure of El Helicoide, the detention centre located in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, operated by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and classified as a torture centre for political dissidents by the Venezuelan opposition.The ruling of the court based in San José, Costa Rica, considers the closure to be one of the “repair measures” in the case agai…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held the Venezuelan State responsible for the illegal detention, political persecution and systematic torture of Jorge Rojas Riera, arrested in 2003. Beyond the traditional convictions, the ruling includes a strong and immediate enforcement order: the final closure of the El Helicoid detention center. The Inter-American Court determined that the detention of civilians in facilities controlled by i…
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) held the Venezuelan State responsible for the illegal detention, political persecution and systematic torture of Jorge Rojas Riera, arrested in 2003. Beyond the traditional convictions, the ruling includes a strong and immediate enforcement order: the final closure of the El Helicoid detention center. The Inter-American Court determined that the detention of civilians in facilities controlled by i…
The court found that in this prison people are subjected to “torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordered Wednesday the closure of El Helicoid, a government building designated as a torture center in Venezuela, by issuing a ruling on the case of detention in Venezuela.
On Wednesday, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordered the closure of El Helicoide, a detention centre located in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, operated by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) and repeatedly identified by the Venezuelan opposition as a torture centre for political dissidents.
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