The father and wife of activist Pedro Hernández, disappeared since Tuesday, September 16, were arrested for “unidentified subjects” in Yaracuy state
Several non -governmental organizations denounced on Wednesday 17 that the wife and dad of the activist Pedro Hernández were arrested and disappeared by subjects not identified in the Yaracuy state.
Public space He indicated that this Wednesday «unidentified subjects took his wife, Natalia Álvarez; Already his father, Pedro Hernández Serrano ». Human kaleidoscope said that this case is serious and «demonstrates the violation of human rights which increases against defenders ».
Pedro Hernández was intercepted and uploaded to a patrol of the Bolivarian National Police on Tuesday 16 in the town of Aroa (Yaracuy State), since then his whereabouts are unknown. The activist is co -founder of the Human Rights Center of the University of Yacambú, also participated in the NGO Vinotinto Movement as coordinator in the Lara state and is currently general director of the NGO Campo, which is dedicated to the promotion and defense of the human rights of peasants and people in rural areas.
I oenegé justice, encounter and forgiveness expressed concern about the situation of these three people. “It is even more alarming than, one day after their detention, their wife and the father of the defender were also deprived of liberty, which demonstrates a pattern of harassment that aggravates the severity of the facts and expands the risk towards their family nucleus.”
“We reiterate the need to guarantee, immediately, the security and safe return of Pedro Hernández, as well as the liberation and integral protection of his relatives, ensuring that his physical and moral integrity is not compromised,” added the non -governmental organization.
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