On the case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela
B-9-2024-0184
on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Anna Fotyga, Angel Dzhambazki, Hermann Tertsch, Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński, Dominik Tarczyński, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Adam Bielan, Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Eugen Jurzyca, Veronika Vrecionová, Alexandr Vondra, Carlo Fidanza, Bogdan Rzońca, Elżbieta Rafalska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Elżbieta Kruk
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A motion for a resolution on the case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela. Parliament condemns their arrests and demands their immediate release and that of all political prisoners.¶¶¶ It deplores repression by the Venezuelan regime, including torture, enforced disappearances and killings, and Venezuela's alignment with Russia, Cuba and Nicaragua.¶¶ It calls on the EU, member states and the HR/VP to impose sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations and to suspend all funds and projects for Venezuela.¶ It supports International Criminal Court investigations and calls for EU backing of an initiative to open an investigation into crimes against humanity by the Maduro regime and proxies.¶
Key points
- Condemns the arrests of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa.¶
- Requests their unconditional and immediate release and that of all political prisoners held by the Venezuelan regime.¶
- Deplores continuous repression against opposition figures, including torture, enforced disappearances and killings, and reiterates support for the Venezuelan people.¶
- Deplores Venezuela's alignment with Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua and other dictatorial regimes.¶
- Condemns pressure on the UN human rights office in Caracas to shut down after it criticized the detention of Rocío San Miguel.¶
- Calls on the international community, the EU, the HR/VP Josep Borrell and member states to impose sanctions on Venezuelan regime individuals and proxies responsible for human rights violations.
- Calls for the suspension of all funds and projects destined to Venezuela.
- Fully supports ICC investigations into crimes and repression by the Venezuelan regime.¶
- Calls for EU support for an ICC States Parties initiative to open an investigation into crimes against humanity by the Maduro regime and proxies, especially President Nicolás Maduro and attorney general Tarek William Saab.