The NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón reiterated that among the 949 political prisoners there are older adults, adolescents, people with serious illnesses who need urgent care and women, although they did not offer detailed figures.
The NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón reported that they register 949 political prisoners in the country, after verifying 167 releases since last January 8, the date of the announcement made by the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez.
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“As we have repeatedly warned, there were sufficient grounds to consider that the real number of political prisoners was higher than previously recorded, due to factors such as fear, threats and other forms of intimidation that have limited the reporting of these cases,” JEP highlighted.
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Likewise, it was reiterated that political prisoners include older adults, adolescents, people with serious illnesses who need urgent care, and women, although they did not offer detailed figures as in other previous reports.
The organization urged the authorities to “strictly respect human rights standards and prioritize care for people in particularly vulnerable situations.”
Relatives of political prisoners they protested on Tuesday the 20th in front of the headquarters of the Public Ministry to demand speed and transparency in the release process, in addition to requesting information on the whereabouts of more than 200 people in forced disappearance.
In the Zone 7 (Boleíta, Miranda state) a group of women also complained about the police harassment and harassment to which they have been subjected since the weekend to vacate the place, where it is presumed there are more than twenty detainees for political reasons.
*Journalism in Venezuela is carried out in a hostile environment for the press with dozens of legal instruments in place to punish the word, especially the laws “against hate”, “against fascism” and “against the 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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