Martha Tineo Rodríguez: “La justicia es la garantía de la paz y la paz solo es posible entre todos”
Publicación original en la Edición 38 de Revista Democratización, que pueden leer completa aquí: https://red-forma.com/democratizacion/edicion-38/
TL;DR
- Massive repression in Venezuela post-2024 elections includes arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and torture.
- The NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón (JEP) reports over 1,080 political prisoners as of November 2025, a sharp increase from previous years.
- Violations of due process are common, including lack of access to legal counsel and manipulated evidence.
- Persecution has expanded to include women, adolescents, neurodivergent individuals, the elderly, human rights defenders, and journalists.
- International bodies, including the UN, have documented systematic human rights abuses, with the International Criminal Court investigating potential crimes against humanity.
- NGOs face political persecution, criminalization, and restrictive laws, hindering their work.
- While international reports highlight the severity of the crisis, they have not deterred the government's repressive policies.
- Women face differentiated harm, including cruel treatment and humiliation based on gender, in addition to the general suffering of detention.
- The NGO advocates for justice, social rebuilding through 'encounter,' and forgiveness without impunity as paths to peace and reconciliation.