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Clippve Seeks Meetings With Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Clippve asked to meet government and opposition negotiators Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera before the second round of talks expected in mid-month.
  • The group says at least 400 arbitrary detention cases, including 37 people with serious illnesses, remain outside the negotiations’ agenda.
  • It urged negotiators to treat the prisoners’ freedom as a right rather than a bargaining tool and called for medical care and improved detention conditions.

The Committee of Relatives and Friends for the Freedom of Political Prisoners, known as Clippve, has asked to meet Jorge Rodríguez and Dinorah Figuera before the second cycle of Venezuela’s negotiations, scheduled for mid-month.

Rodríguez and Figuera lead the government and opposition delegations. Clippve wants relatives and victims of politically motivated arbitrary detention to take part in the meeting, present documented information and offer proposals for restoring their rights.

“The freedom of these people is a right and must not become a concession or a bargaining chip,” the committee said in an open letter published Wednesday. It said the first round of talks, held from Aug. 1 to Aug. 12, produced agreements on renewing the Supreme Court and recovering Venezuelan assets held at the Bank of England to address the emergency caused by the June 24 earthquakes.

But the committee said political prisoners were left off the agenda. It says it has documented at least 400 cases of arbitrary detention, including 37 people with serious medical conditions. According to Clippve, most prisoners do not receive adequate ongoing medical care, while relatives have reported inhumane conditions at Yare I, Fuerte Guaicaipuro, El Rodeo I and several police commands.

Some families have maintained vigils near detention centers such as El Rodeo I for more than 235 days. Others have remained near the United States Embassy. Clippve also backed Espacio Público’s Aug. 28 demand for greater transparency around the first round’s agreements, saying that request must include the situation of those detained for political reasons.

The freedom of these people is a right and must not become a concession or a bargaining chip.

— ClippveThe committee called for political prisoners’ cases to be included in Venezuela’s negotiations.
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