The case of Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, among other political prisoners in Venezuela
TA-9-2024-0161 · P9_TA(2024)0161 · PE760.490
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Parliament's resolution condemns the Maduro regime in Venezuela for holding over 300 political prisoners, including Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa, and demands their immediate unconditional release.¶¶¶ It deplores prison conditions that breach the UN Standard Minimum Rules, and calls for sanctions on the regime, an ICC investigation, and reinstatement of the UN human rights office.¶¶¶ It urges support for a return to democracy with opposition leader María Corina Machado allowed to take part in upcoming elections, and asks Chile to investigate the murder of Ronald Ojeda.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament strongly condemns the Maduro regime for imprisoning hundreds of political prisoners.¶
- It deplores that prisoners are held in conditions contravening the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners.¶
- It demands the immediate unconditional release of all political prisoners and arbitrarily detained persons and the full restoration of their rights, and urges the regime to end repression of civil society and the opposition.¶
- It urges the Chilean authorities to fully investigate the murder of Ronald Ojeda, a former political prisoner who escaped the Maduro regime.¶
- It calls on the VP/HR and the Council to increase sanctions on the regime, including high-level officials, security forces, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and Maduro himself.¶
- It urges the International Criminal Court to include ongoing human rights violations and arbitrary detentions in its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity.¶
- It calls on the international community to support a return to democracy in Venezuela, with opposition leader María Corina Machado allowed to fully participate in upcoming elections.¶
- It urges Venezuelan authorities to reinstate the UN human rights office and guarantee its access to prisons and to UN special procedure mandate-holders.¶
Who is affected
- Venezuela's Maduro regime: condemned for imprisoning political prisoners and asked to release them and end repression.¶¶
- Political prisoners in Venezuela, including Rocío San Miguel and General Hernández Da Costa: their release and rights are demanded.¶¶
- The VP/HR and the Council: asked to increase sanctions on the regime and its officials.¶
- The International Criminal Court: urged to widen its investigation into the regime's alleged crimes.¶
- Chilean authorities: urged to investigate the murder of Ronald Ojeda.¶
Figures and deadlines
- over 300 political prisoners in Venezuela¶
- 9 February 2024: Rocío San Miguel kidnapped¶
- August 2018: General Hernández Da Costa a political prisoner since then¶
- 19 February 2024: General Hernández Da Costa forcibly transferred to El Rodeo 1 prison
- January 2024: National Assembly resumed consideration of a law restricting NGOs¶