Political prisoners in Tocorón are not receiving adequate food
The Human Rights Committee of Vente Venezuela (VV) denounced this Saturday that political prisoners held in the Aragua Penitentiary Center, known as Tocorón, They are not receiving adequate food.
He stated that the portions they were allowed have decreased, so they are losing weight considerably. «This has caused complications in his health. and those who suffer from pathologies, it is affecting them considerably,” said the organization. in your X account.
He alerted the international community of the risk that this represents for the physical integrity and lives of political prisoners.
#Complaint Political prisoners held in Tocorón are not receiving adequate food. The portions they were allowed have decreased, so they are losing weight considerably. This has generated complications in their health and for those who suffer from pathologies, it is affecting them… pic.twitter.com/G1w1N3Tob6
— Human Rights Vente Venezuela (@VenteDDHH) December 7, 2024
Earlier, the United States government denounced that the adolescents detained in Venezuela by state security agencies in post-election protests, have been victims of mistreatment during their arrest.
«Young people are our hope for the future and that is why we must take care of and protect them. However, in Venezuela detained adolescents have been victims of mistreatment, lack of food and water, and conditions that affect your mental health, including anxiety and depression“said the United States Embassy for Venezuela on its X account.
Relatives of political prisoners denounce threats
The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (Clippve) reported threats against mothers and relatives of political prisoners in Venezuela. In a statement published on the social network They seek to silence complaints about the serious state of health of the detainees in the prisons of Tocuyito, Tocorón, Yare III and other prisons in the country.
“Mothers and relatives report that they receive threats from officials so that they do not reveal the critical health status of their political prisoners,” the committee warned.
The threats, he warned, include the possibility of withdrawing visits, worsening inhumane conditions of confinement and allow “the pathologies that many suffer from” to worsen.
He added that prisoners suffer constant intimidation with warnings that “they will never be released and will die in prison.”
ATTENTION | State terror towards the victims of government repression continues. Mothers and relatives report receiving threats from officials so that they do not report on the serious state of health of their political prisoners in #Tocuyito, #Stump, #YareIII and so on…
— Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners. (@clippve) December 3, 2024
The non-governmental organization Foro Penal, which leads the defense of political prisoners in Venezuela, reported on Thursday that 1,905 people remain imprisonedmost of them detained after the July 28 elections.
The Penal Forum specified that 1,863 are adults and 42 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age. To date, 149 people have been convicted.
Balance of #PoliticalPrisoners in Venezuela on 12/02/2024 by 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹:
We have registered and classified the largest number of prisoners for political purposes known in #Venezuelaat least in the 21st century. We continue to receive and register detainees.
𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘀… pic.twitter.com/URQpfTNRSf
— Penal Forum (@ForoPenal) December 5, 2024
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