- The non-governmental organization indicated that of this figure, 246 correspond to women and 163 to soldiers.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Foro Penal reported on November 13 that there are a total of 1,976 political prisoners in Venezuela. Of this number, 246 are women and 69 are adolescents.
These detainees correspond to the balance made until November 11 on the arrests made in the context of the post-election protests.
Through its X account, the NGO added that of the total number of political prisoners, 1,813 are civilians and 163 are military. The image that accompanies the report also indicates that 1,827 people are still awaiting sentencing.
The Penal Forum indicated that the number of citizens arrested in Venezuela for political reasons from 2014 to date is 17,952. Likewise, according to the organization’s figures, more than 9,000 people are still arbitrarily subject to measures restricting their freedom.
The organization denounced that Venezuela has the highest number of political prisoners in the history of Venezuela, “at least in the 21st century.”
Among those detained are political leaders, press workers, soldiers, civilians, adolescents, lawyers and human rights activists or defenders.
The organization’s lawyers have denounced that the majority of these political prisoners are accused of terrorism, a crime that has also been attributed to the adolescents, who, according to Criminal Forumare between 14 and 17 years old.
Complaints about human rights violations
The Venezuelan Prisons Observatory (OVP) has repeatedly denounced that those detained during the post-election protests did not receive physical and psychological medical checkups.
They also warned that the authorities keep them isolated and do not allow them to communicate with their families or private lawyers.
“There are many family members who have traveled miles away, despite the economic cost this implies in a country plagued by inflation, and in none of the aforementioned prisons is there a list of those transferred. There is no one who can give them information about the whereabouts of their relative, or when the visiting days will be and under what conditions it will be,” the organization detailed on its social networks.
Likewise, the NGO emphasized its concern about the irregular transfer of the detainees, because the relatives were not properly notified and found out about the relocation when food was brought to them at the penitentiary center.
Vigil in Yare III for a Christmas without political prisoners
A group of family members made a vigil outside the Yare III prisonMiranda state, to demand a Christmas without political prisoners that ended on the morning of November 13.
The relatives of the detainees remained in the vicinity of the prison for approximately 12 hours, starting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 12. This activity is added to those already carried out by the Committee for the Liberation of Political Prisoners in Venezuela (CLIPPVE) in the prisons of Tocuyito (Carabobo) and Tocorón (Aragua).
The relatives spread banners alluding to their demands and wrote the word “justice” on the sidewalk, on which they placed white candles to illuminate. Likewise, they put white sheets on the ground with messages such as “Enough of political persecution” and “No more torture in Venezuela.”
In addition to the prayers, family members sang and held candles and photos of the political prisoners in their hands to ask for their speedy release.
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