Venezuela: Reveal Whereabouts of Disappeared Woman

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Relatives of detainees outside the Tocuyito jail to protest against the arrests of those demonstrating against the announced presidential election results, Pocaterra, Venezuela, August 26, 2024. © 2024 Jacinto Oliveros/AP Photo (Washington, DC) – The Venezuelan government should urgently clarify whether Sofia Maria Sahagún Ortíz, a Venezuelan-Spanish citizen, has been arrested, and disclose her whereabouts, the grounds for her detention, and ensure respect for her rights, Human Rights Watch said today.Sahagún Ortíz’s family last heard from her on October 23,…

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