Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness demands that the State guarantee the physical integrity of political prisoners
The Venezuelan NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón demanded this Wednesday that the State guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of political prisoners, after relatives of these detainees denounced “cruel treatment.” as well as the restriction during visits in a prison in the state of Carabobo.
“We insist that the authorities must guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of political prisoners, provide them with decent detention conditions and guarantee access to visits and adequate medical care,” the organization said in a publication on X.
We are attentive to complaints from mothers and relatives about cruel treatment of political prisoners in Tocuyito. Families claim that they have been beaten and that some have even attempted to take their own lives as a result of their unjust imprisonment.
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— Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness (@JEPvzla) November 27, 2024
On Tuesday, relatives of these detainees in the Carabobo Judicial Confinement Center, known as Tocuyito, reported cruel treatment, the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners reported on the same social network.
«Political prisoners have been beaten and have attempted suicide due to unjust imprisonment. They deny visits to relatives for denouncing inhuman treatment and demanding freedom for all,” the committee indicated.
Defense of political prisoners
Justice, Encounter and Forgiveness He demanded a “transparent and impartial” investigation into the situation to, he said, “guarantee that the fundamental rights of all people deprived of liberty in Tocuyito are respected.”
“We deplore that they are denied the right to receive visits for the simple fact of denouncing the inhumane treatment to which they are being subjected, as it is a violation of the human rights and dignity of these people,” he said.
The NGO Foro Penal indicated on Saturday that 1,887 political prisoners remain in prison in Venezuela, after – it said – having registered and verified the release of 169 people linked to the protests against the official result of the presidential elections of July 28, that gave the re-election to President Nicolás Maduro.
A figure that contrasts with that announced on November 16 by the Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, who assured that 225 freedom measures were “granted and executed” – about which he did not give details – to people detained after the post-election protests.
The Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (OVP) asked the State to publish an official list of political prisoners who have been released.
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