CARACAS, Venezuela — Human rights organizations in Venezuela are calling for the release of prominent attorney and activist Rocío San Miguel, whose recent detention has raised concerns about the government's use of repression against its opponents. Representatives from several rights groups expressed worry about San Miguel's well-being and condemned her lack of access to legal representation of her choice.
During a press conference held in Caracas, Claudia Carrillo, coordinator of victims' psychological care at the Venezuela-based organization Cofavic, described the prolonged isolation and inability to communicate as forms of cruel and inhuman treatment. This treatment, Carrillo emphasized, is not only harmful to San Miguel's psychological and moral freedom but is also a violation of her rights as a person.
