Andreina Baduel said that “as a result of international pressure, the attack against political prisoners has intensified.” The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners asked Spain to “act as a humanitarian and diplomatic channel to promote the liberation of political prisoners and the cessation of persecution against family members”
This Monday, September 15, a third route “for justice and freedom” began, with the aim of demanding full freedom for all political prisoners, as well as the restitution of visits, the end of isolation in prisons and other measures.
From the headquarters of the Embassy of Spain in Caracas, relatives and activists asked the Spanish government to stop their “omission” in the situation of political prisoners, and publicly denounce prolonged isolation and forced disappearances in Venezuela.
They also asked Spain to “act as a humanitarian and diplomatic channel to promote the liberation of political prisoners and the cessation of persecution against family members.”
According to data from Committee for the freedom of political prisonersof the more than 800 people arrested for political reasons, 89 are foreigners and at least 20 are Spaniards or citizens with dual Venezuelan-Spanish nationality, such as the political dams María Auxiliadora Delgado, Rocío San Miguel, Karen Hernández and Ángela Expósito.
They also detailed that 154 are in forced disappearance and 13 in prolonged isolation. This double situation, Aurora Silva denounced, is lived by political leader Freddy Superlano.
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In the protest, which was replicated in Other countriesSilva indicated that the popular will politician has 15 days missing, as well as Roland Carreño, after his arbitrary transfer from the Helicoid Sebin. They have told him that he is in the El Rodeo I prison, but the custodians deny that he is in that place.
Andreina Baduel said that “as a result of international pressure, the attack against political prisoners has intensified. There are many more forced disappearances and many human rights violations and that is also one of the reasons why we are here ».
He also stated that there are 80 political prisoners with critical diseases, including his brother Josnars Baduel, four teenagers detained for political reasons, and three women of the more than 100 after the bars are in a situation of forced disappearance.
Hilary Ibarra, sister of the political activist José Riera, said she has 51 days in forced disappearance. «They have denied us access to see him, that he is given the minimum that a person needs deprived of liberty. The lapses are not fulfilled, they do not give us results. He is a young man who also has health problems, ”he claimed.
The committee also proposed to Spain that supports the creation of an international commission “to supervise” the situation of detainees for political reasons, in particular to guarantee visits in all seclusion centers, access to medicines, medical services and food, as well as trust lawyers; Just as prolonged isolates are stopped and full freedoms are granted.
*Journalism in Venezuela is exercised in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments arranged for the punishment of the word, especially the laws “against hatred”, “against fascism” and “against blockade.” This content was written taking into consideration the threats and limits that, consequently, have been imposed on the dissemination of information from within the country.
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