Detained protesters have lost alarming weight

The NGO Justicia, Encuentro y Perdón reported this Tuesday that detainees in the context of the post-election protests in Venezuela have lost weight in an “alarming” way. due to “confinement conditions” and “poor nutrition”according to relatives of those arrested told the organization.

Through X, the NGO said that The relatives “are very concerned about the health conditions of their imprisoned relatives” -who are all adults and are in the Tocuyito prison, in the state of Carabobo (north)-, so they request a medical check-up for their loved ones.

Likewise, the non-governmental organization urged the authorities of that penitentiary center, as well as those of the Venezuelan justice system, “to provide due medical care to these people as established by the Constitution and the laws to guarantee the right to health.” .

This Monday, relatives of minors detained in the context of the post-election protests They delivered a document to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Caracas, in which they ask the UN agency to intercede so that the 70 children and adolescents are released who – they assure – remain imprisoned, as well as to verify the conditions in which they are.

Of the 142 minors who, according to the document, were captured, 70 remain in detention centers, where – relatives say – “they live in inhumane conditions not suitable for their age and condition, in violation of international standards.”

After the presidential elections on July 28, the Government of Venezuela reported more than 2,400 detainees in the protests unleashed against the official result that gave the re-election to President Nicolás Maduro, a victory that the largest opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform, considers “fraudulent” and a good part of the international community questions.