After the ninth visit to the political prisoners, confined in the Directorate of Judicial Assistance (DAJ), known as “El Nuevo Chipote”, relatives of prisoners of conscience They denounced that the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo ordered the jailers to remove the informative labels of the few products that allow them to enter the parcel.
This action by the dictatorship is to prevent political prisoners from having access to any written material. The relatives of prisoners of conscience have repeatedly requested that they be allowed to bring in reading material such as a Bible, books or magazines, but all these demands have not been heard by Ortega and Murillo.
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«The policy of not entering reading and writing material is maintained, reaching the extreme, in some cases, of removing food labels so that they cannot read anything at all. We demand the entry of reading and writing material for our families, as stated in the Mandela Rules and national and international laws. Likewise, we demand that they be granted a Bible or any sacred book according to their religious practices, ”says the statement from the relatives of prisoners read by César Dubois, husband of the political prisoner and president of the Unión Democrática Renovadora (Unamos), Suyen Barahona.
They demand urgent medical attention
Family members point out that there is still a lack of specialized medical attention that allows for clear diagnoses and the treatments required for all political prisoners, but with greater concern in the cases of Pedro Vásquez, Miguel Mendoza, Marco Fletes, Irving Larios and Juan Lorenzo Holmann.
They emphasize that the regime’s refusal causes “new diseases to develop and puts their lives at risk. We demand access to specialized and timely medical attention, both for our relatives in Chipote, and for those who are under house arrest.
“Many of the health problems they are developing are associated with the precarious conditions in which they are kept, such as the concrete slabs on which they sleep, lack of pillows and blankets, leaks and flooding in the cells, infrequent change of uniforms and masks, non-delivery of personal hygiene materials and cleaning of cells, among others. We demand a change of mats, delivery of blankets and that decent health conditions be provided, “said Dubois.
require a balanced diet
After they denounced the real situation of the physical state of the political prisoners, with the disclosure of some spoken portraits, the dictatorship was able to increase their food rations. They demand that this increase in quantities be permanently maintained, including “foods high in protein and not just carbohydrates, which allow a balanced diet. In addition, weekly package delivery is allowed and political prisoners can drive autonomously in their cells, as happens in the prisons of the Penitentiary System.
“As for parcels, some were refused entry of the scarce food that other times they have accepted us and those who were accepted, we are not sure that our relatives have received it. All of this, in addition to violating the law, as well as international human rights conventions and the Nelson Mandela Rules, seeks to create anxiety and anxiety in family members and in political prisoners,” the statement said.
They reiterated their demands that political prisoners be able to communicate and receive visits from their young sons and daughters, delivery of letters, telephone or video calls. That right has been denied by the dictatorship since the opponents have been detained, most of them for more than a year.
