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Human Rights in BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

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Venezuela: arbitrary detention / fear of torture: Williams ...
15 March 1995

The above-named persons were reportedly arbitrarily detained by members of the DISIP, Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services, between 13 and 14 March ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/004/1995

Venezuela: torture / fear for safety: Juan Vicente Palmero (killed ...
7 March 1995

The above-named were detained between 26 February 1995 and 3 March 1995 after eight Venezuelan soldiers were reportedly ambushed and killed on 26 February by Colombian ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/003/1995

UA 449/94 - Venezuela: fear for safety: fear for safety of ...
22 December 1994

The Venezuelan authorities have announced that they are sending military personnel into seven prisons throughout the country following violent incidents in recent ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/015/1994

Further information on UA 339/94 (AMR 53/09/94, 14 September) ...
9 November 1994

Gabriel Rivas Granadillo, leader of La Chivera peasants' union, was released without charge on or around 29 September 1994.

Urgent Action       AMR 53/014/1994

Amnesty International News Service 245/94
28 October 1994

1. Venezuela: Amnesty International denies allegations in the press.

Report       NWS 11/245/1994

Venezuela: Family of peasant activist targeted by army unit
30 September 1994

An AI delegate visited the western state of Zulia in Venezuela in May 1994 to investigate reports of serious human rights violations which the organization had ...

Report       AMR 53/010/1994

UA 339/94 - Venezuela: ill-treatment / prisoner of conscience ...
13 September 1994

Gabriel Rivas Granadillo, leader of La Chivera peasants' union, was arrested without a warrant on 2 July 1994 by members of the state police in Valencia, Carabobo ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/009/1994

Further information on UA 308/94 (AMR 53/07/94, 23 August) ...
29 August 1994

A relative of Jose Manuel Flores has confirmed that the four men named above have been tortured by members of the Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/008/1994

UA 308/94 - Venezuela: ill-treatment / torture: Jose Manuel Flores ...
22 August 1994

The four men named above are being held incommunicado by military intelligence in Caracas. They were arrested by the state police on 17 August 1994 in Guacara, ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/007/1994

UA 301/94 - Venezuela: death threats: Staff of the Network for ...
14 August 1994

On 5 August 1994 two staff members of the Red de Apoyo por la Justicia y la Paz received death threats in an anonymous phone call to their office. These threats ...

Urgent Action       AMR 53/006/1994