The Central University of Venezuela (UCV) reaffirmed its willingness to contribute to the search for democratic solutions and urged respect for legal norms and human rights as fundamental pillars for the reconstruction of citizen trust in the country’s institutions.
The University Council of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) expresses its deep concern about the electoral crisis in the country, unleashed since last July 29 with the demonstrations against the official electoral results, which gave Nicolás Maduro as the winner without present the electoral records, but the opposition claims that Edmundo González won after verifying more than 85% of the electoral ballots.
Nicolás Maduro was sworn in on January 10 and the UCV describes this act as “a blow of citizen confidence in democratic institutions.”
The UCV also denounced the arrest of Manuel Muñoz, a Law School student, who was arrested on January 9 by a State security force after participating in a peaceful demonstration. To date, neither his whereabouts nor his state of health have been confirmed, which aggravates concern about the increase in selective and illegal detentions in the country.
He release He noted that these arrests are part of an “intimidation campaign” directed against human rights activists and citizens who are peacefully protesting. Among the cases mentioned are the arrests of former presidential candidate Enrique Márquez, the director of the NGO Espacio Público, Carlos Correa, and university professor Jesús Armas, who has been deprived of liberty for a month.
In addition, the university recalled the arrest of human rights professor Rocío San Miguel, who has been in prison for 11 months, while explaining that professor Juan Barreto, from the School of Social Communication, faces forced home confinement due to the presence intimidation of police officials around his home.
The university also exposed the cases of high school graduates Anthony Granadillo and Armando Solís, from the faculties of Architecture and History, respectively, who continue to be held in the Tocorón Penitentiary Center, in the state of Aragua, since the days after the election on December 28. July.
The UCV has tried to manage the release of these students, but has not been successful, which shows the critical state of fundamental rights in the country.
In its statement, the UCV demanded the immediate release of all people arbitrarily detained, in accordance with current constitutional and legal guarantees. In addition, he reiterated his commitment to the defense of democracy and the search for peaceful solutions that promote dialogue and respect among citizens.
“Peace is a fundamental aspiration of Venezuelan society, and it can only be achieved by rebuilding respectful coexistence and dialogue among all compatriots,” the statement stressed.
The Central University of Venezuela reaffirmed its willingness to contribute to the search for democratic solutions and urged respect for legal norms and human rights as fundamental pillars for the reconstruction of citizen trust in the country’s institutions.
*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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