María Corina Machado accused Nicolás Maduro of violating the rights of adolescents by arbitrarily detaining them after the protests. She demanded his immediate release and that of the other political prisoners. In addition, the Penal Forum indicated that 86 young minors were released.
The coordinator of the political organization Vente Venezuela, María Corina Machado, accused President Nicolás Maduro of violating the rights of adolescents detained in the context of post-election protests, asserting that he also violated the dignity of these young people by separating them from their families “and condemning their parents and friends to terror.”
In a thread posted on Social network X this Sunday, September 1stMachado condemned the children of many Venezuelans to “exile, poverty, violence and prison.” She said that, although several have been released from prison, many remain arbitrarily detained.
In addition to naming several emblematic cases, the political leader highlighted that more than 100 adolescents were “kidnapped” by the authorities, subjected and imprisoned in inhumane conditions; for which reason she demanded their immediate release and that of all political prisoners.
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#Thread | What this regime has done is unprecedented in Venezuela. #MaduroKidnapsChildren; has violated their rights and dignity, separating them from their families and condemning to terror not only these boys, but also their parents and friends.
— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) September 1, 2024
Victoria is 16 years old, is in her fifth year of high school, is a member of the Symphony Orchestra and attends a modeling and make-up school. She was kidnapped on July 29 and subjected to forced disappearance. She was not allowed to defend herself through her lawyers.
— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) September 1, 2024
After July 28, more than 100 minors were kidnapped by the regime, subjected to violence and placed in inhumane conditions, isolated from their families.
We demand freedom for ALL these children and for all political prisoners.
— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) September 1, 2024
The NGO Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness reported on the night of Saturday, August 31st A total of 76 adolescents who were arrested in the context of post-election protests in various parts of the country were released.
According to the report presented by the aforementioned NGO, eight adolescents left the detention center in Guárico; eight in Barinas and Lara; three in Bolívar, 13 in Táchira; five in Portuguesa, one in Yaracuy and 30 in Caracas.
While they welcomed the release of these people, they rejected the idea that they had been deprived of their freedom for expressing themselves and described it as “unacceptable” that minors had been detained during peaceful protests and, in this regard, demanded that the adolescents who remain detained be removed from the detention centres and that the rights established in the Lopnna be respected.
He Criminal Forum reported this Sunday that at least 86 teenagers have been released on bail, while 74 young men and 12 women have left the detention centers.
#1S From August 29th to September 1st @ForoPenal has verified eighty-six (𝟴𝟲) releases (with restrictions) of adolescents (between 14 and 17 years of age), detained since July 29, in the context of the post-election protests in Venezuela.… pic.twitter.com/V1GrdUExtf
— Criminal Forum (@ForoPenal) September 1, 2024
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