Venezuelan opposition backs OAS call for democracy in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua

Venezuelan opposition parties have voiced strong support for the Organization of American States' (OAS) recent call to restore democracy, ensure human rights, and release political detainees in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

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Today we finally glimpse a region not only united, but free, and that is possible with the voices of the world acting in unison.

Delsa Solórzano, president of the Encuentro Ciudadano party, stressed that Venezuela needs the OAS and the international community "more than ever." She expressed optimism about a united and free region, stating, "Today we finally glimpse a region not only united, but free, and that is possible with the voices of the world acting in unison."

Solórzano highlighted the severe human rights violations in Venezuela over the past 27 years, which she said have "increased notably" under the Maduro government. Despite the release of approximately 900 political prisoners this year, she noted that over 500 remain incarcerated, arguing that "these are not symbols of a democracy."

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it has been very serious what we have experienced in the country, all human rights have been violated at the same time, institutionalism has been destroyed, justice has simply become a blurry memory and today... there are still more than 500 political prisoners, clearly these are not symbols of a democracy.

The opposition party Voluntad Popular, led by Leopoldo López, echoed this sentiment on X, declaring that the freedom of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua is a "common cause for all of the continent and the Western Hemisphere." The OAS General Secretariat itself expressed concern over the need to restore democracy in these countries and uphold shared inter-American principles.

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the freedom of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua is a common cause for all of the continent and the Western Hemisphere.