The committee for the freedom of political prisoners reiterated that there can be no “silence or forgetfulness” and will continue their complaints and claims “until the full freedom of all »
The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners said that hundreds of men, women and adolescents in the country «They continue to resist with dignity »imprisonment conditions that qualified as” inhuman. ”
On International Day of Political Prisoners, which is commemorated every April 17, the committee highlighted – in A publication in social networks – that in the country this date “charges an urgent and deep meaning.”
«Over the years, hundreds of citizens – students, activists, journalists, military, mothers and workers – have been arbitrarily arrested, without guarantees to due process, subject to cruel treatment, isolation and viciated judgments. Many remain behind bars without clear accusations; Others have been released but continue under unfair restrictive measures, ”said the organization, which brings together relatives and human rights activists.
According to the Venezuelan Criminal Forum, 890 people are detained throughout the country, including 61 people of which their whereabouts, five teenagers and at least 60 foreigners are unknown. The NGO Justice, Meeting and Forgiveness has also detailed that at least 90 require urgent medical care or operations due to their deteriorated state of health.
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«Remember the Venezuelan political prisoners It is not a symbolic act: it is a moral and political demand. It is to reaffirm that Freedom cannot be a crimethat The truth should not be punished and? prisons cannot continue to be repression tools, ”said the committee.
The family organization reiterated that there can be no “silence or forgetfulness” and will continue their complaints and claims “until the full freedom of all political prisoners ».
Venezuela does not forget | This #17abrInternational Day of political prisoners, solidarity and struggle continue to reach the freedom of all political prisoners: men, women and adolescents who, after bars and in inhuman conditions, continue to resist with … pic.twitter.com/qcnkshgsxj
– Committee for the freedom of political prisoners. (@clippve) April 17, 2025
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