Recent developments in Venezuela and El Salvador have sparked international concern over human rights abuses and the suppression of democracy movements. In Venezuela, the government's persecution of opposition figures, including the arrest of @MariaCorinaYA's close ally and the leading opposition candidate, has been criticized amid promises of a fair election in exchange for an easing of U.S. sanctions. Critics argue that these actions demonstrate President Maduro's fear of the democracy movement and call into question the sincerity of his commitments to electoral fairness. The U.S., along with other international entities, faces pressure to respond, with @POTUS and others advocating for the reinstatement of severe sanctions until Venezuela can ensure a free and fair election. Meanwhile, in El Salvador, the arrest of Veronica Delgado under the indefinite State of Exception after her participation in an International Women's Day march demanding justice for her daughter's disappearance has mobilized international and local advocacy groups, including @bdebusquedasv. They demand her immediate release and condemn the broader pattern of repression.
📢‼️CISPES joins calls for the IMMEDIATE RELEASE of Veronica Delgado, a human rights defender with @bdebusquedasv - arrested just days after publicly denouncing her daughter’s disappearance at this weekend’s Women’s Day march. #libertadparaveronicasv https://t.co/G6kJqj0gjQ
The detention of @VenteVenezuela Barinas campaign coordinator Emill Brandt & continued detention of VV campaign members Juan Freitas, Luis Camacaro, & Guillermo López are clear violations of the Barbados agreement. We call for their immediate & unconditional release, as well as…
Join us 🗓️ TODAY ⏰ 7PM El Salvador to demand FREEDOM for Verónica Delgado, arrested under the indefinite State of Exception after marching to demand justice for her daughter's disappearance. 📢 Free Verónica! Stop the repression! #LibertadParaVerónicaSv #VerónicaLibreSv https://t.co/EkxYpnOJOo
🚨 Yesterday, Verónica Delgado was arrested under the indefinite State of Exception in El Salvador after marching on International Women's Day to demand justice for her daughter's disappearance. 📢 Free Verónica! Stop the repression! #LibertadParaVerónicaSv #VerónicaLibreSv https://t.co/H6BSlULE6L
Súmate al tuitazo exigiendo #LibertadParaVerónicaSv ¡No a la criminalización de las defensoras! ¡No a la criminalización de las madres que buscan! *Nos vemos hoy, en X, a las 7: pm. #LibertadParaVerónicaSv #VerónicaLibreSv https://t.co/BKXuyeg5xv
"[T]hey need to make the regime understand that it needs to keep its word." @MariaCorinaYA appears to urge US to reimpose indiscriminate sanctions against her own people (in a long answer to a question about about targeted sanctions on regime officials vs. broad-based sanctions) https://t.co/ETQeOyx3Oe https://t.co/aBTdaTgJrM
Maduro promised a fair election in return for an easing of U.S. sanctions. Then he arrested the leading opposition candidate. Now he has arrested one of her close allies. Is Biden still going to ease the sanctions, just to get a bit more oil? https://t.co/ZMsgNgEKFe
The persecution of @MariaCorinaYA & her team shows how terrified Maduro is of the democracy movement in Venezuela. @POTUS must demand that Emill Brandt Ulloa & every political prisoner are immediately released & reinstate severe sanctions until we see a free & fair election with… https://t.co/uZWlCWe8Sc
Sanctions and diplomatic isolation failed to democratize Venezuela. Maduro rightly detects exhaustion with that strategy and a low standard for recognizing the 2024 elections. This level of repression, however, will make it tough for the US, EU, and others to normalize ties. https://t.co/43d2v91dda