Some of the inmates at Centro Nacional de Procesados Militares de Ramo Verde

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2019-112-002
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2019
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 6.42375

Longitude: -66.58973

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Venezuela
From Region
UN body that raised the case prior to the SG report
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
Dates of prior UN action
Unclear
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Type of rights defended
  • Civil/political rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

On 13 March 2019, OHCHR visited the Centro Nacional de Procesados Militares de Ramo Verde, a military detention center and a number of inmates approached the team and told them about detention conditions.

Engagement with UN body
  • OHCHR: OHCHR - General
Dates of engagement
13 March 2019
Type of attempted engagement
  • Meeting with UN officials during country visit / with locally present UN officials
Dates of mentioned reprisals
16 March 2019
Location of mentioned reprisals
Ramo Verde
Reprisal information

A few days later, OHCHR was informed that family visits had been restricted for some of those who cooperated with the team.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Deterioration in detention conditions
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
No
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0