Edmundo González denuncia que decenas de presos políticos corren riesgo ante falta de atención médica
El dirigente opositor Edmundo González alertó sobre el riesgo de muerte que corren los presos políticos en Venezuela por falta de atención médica. Explicó que organizaciones defensoras de derechos humanos han reportado que los ciudadanos padecen enfermedades que se agravan estando en prisión. Por El Nacional A través de un comunicado publicado en su cuenta de X, Edmundo González, señaló: […]
TL;DR
- Opposition leader Edmundo González warns of the risk of death for political prisoners in Venezuela due to a lack of medical care.
- Human rights organizations report that dozens of political prisoners suffer from serious illnesses such as heart conditions, cancer, neurological, and gynecological issues, which worsen in detention.
- The NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón (JEP) has reported 91 cases of political prisoners with serious illnesses whose health conditions are deteriorating in prison.
- González noted that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, had also warned about the lack of medical care in custody in Venezuela.
- He stated that when gravely ill individuals are held without treatment, their lives are in danger, and the repeated pattern suggests a risk of deaths in custody.
- González argued that these individuals are political prisoners and that illness should not be an additional punishment or a pressure tactic, nor should life, dignity, and health rights be used as such.