The Penal Forum counted 1,849 political prisoners until December 23 despite the recent releases
The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clipp) reported on the night of Friday, December 27, that nine releases of women detained for crimes of conscience were reported, within the framework of the post-election protests.
Through your count in X, The NGO indicated that these political prisoners were transferred on Thursday the 26th from Detachment 15 of the National Guard, in the city of Valera, Trujillo, to Los Teques in the state of Miranda.
He applauded the releases, but at the same time asked for the full freedom of all political prisoners.
This organization had said that it is difficult for NGOs to count the number of releases because they are carried out far from the prisons, where most of the relatives wait so that images of the reunion are not disseminated.
EXCARCELLATIONS | Relatives confirm the release of 9 post-election women political prisoners, who had been transferred yesterday, Thursday #26Dec from Detachment 15 of the GNB in Valera, Trujillo state, to Los Teques, Miranda state.
We hug family members who never…
— Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners. (@clippve) December 27, 2024
Until December 23, the NGO Foro Penal counted 1,849 political prisoners in Venezuela despite the recent releases. The organization warned at that time that this is the Christmas with the highest number of political prisoners in the country.
Although the Attorney General’s Office spoke of 956 releases until December 23, the number of political prisoners documented by the organization remains high, exceeding 1,800.
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The report released on the day Thursday December 26 The organization points out that of that number of 1,849 imprisoned for political reasons, 1,628 are men and 221 are women. Of which 1,687 are civilians and 162 are military.
After the presidential elections on July 28, repression against the population intensified, especially against political leaders and activists. As part of the post-election protests, the authorities imprisoned around 2,400 people.
Organizations such as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission have insisted that the Venezuelan State must respect human rights, including the right to peaceful protest and also allow due process to all those deprived of liberty.
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