US EditionVenezuela advances amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners
The bill excludes serious crimes and could free hundreds of political detainees since 1999, advancing peace and reconciliation amid Venezuela's transition.
- On Thursday, Venezuela's legislature advanced an amnesty bill proposed by Acting President Delcy Rodríguez that could release hundreds of opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists.
- Rodríguez announced the bill late last month to a gathering of justices, magistrates, ministers and military brass, urging urgency for amnesty spanning Hugo Chávez's and Maduro's administrations until this year.
- The draft excludes those convicted of murder, drug trafficking and serious human rights violations, and rights groups react with cautious optimism while demanding the bill's full text be released.
- The measure still requires a second debate that has not been scheduled and must be signed by Rodríguez before it can take effect.
- Such an amnesty is a central demand of the opposition and human rights organizations with backing from the United States, and PROVEA urged urgent publication to protect victims' rights.
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The morning of Thursday dawned like any other in Caracas . Clear sky, suffocating heat. But, in front of the Palace of Justice, something happened that had not happened for years: people were in the street . Not in hiding, not in a dark corner. They were here, in a space controlled by the State, under the implacable sun, with posters and flags. Saying aloud what was only whispered in the houses for years. Francelys García was there. Her husband,…
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