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Award-Winning Human Rights Group Foro Penal Falsely Accused of Terrorism by Venezuelan Regime - Civil Rights Defenders
- Foro Penal, honored in 2023 for its outstanding human rights work, was wrongly accused of terrorism by Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello during a press briefing.
- The unfounded accusations took place in the context of recent regional and legislative polls conducted on May 25, which were followed by the detention of over 70 human rights activists.
- Civil Rights Defenders emphasized that Cabello's accusations undermine Foro Penal's 18 years of defending political prisoners and contribute to the ongoing shrinking of Venezuela's fragile environment for civic engagement.
- They stated that these accusations "endanger activists" and called on the EU, UN Human Rights Office, and regional governments to publicly reject such stigmatisation.
- The false claims heighten risks to Foro Penal's staff and suggest an ongoing government effort to suppress human rights advocacy in Venezuela.
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The NGO reported that it was criminalized by Minister Diosdado Cabello by linking it to an alleged terrorist network
The president of the Penal Forum, Alfredo Romero, denounced this Friday that the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Venezuela have been "criminalized and stigmatized", following recent statements by the Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabello, who linked them to a supposed "terrorist structure" that, he said, sought to sabotage the elections held last Sunday. Romero expressed his support for other organizations such as Provea and Médico…
DOBLE LLAVE – Venezuelan NGO president Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, said that non-governmental organizations in the country have been "criminalized and stigmatized", after Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello linked it, together with Provea and Médicos Unidos, in a supposed "terrorist structure" that would have plans to sabotage last Sunday's elections.
The president of the Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal, Alfredo Romero, assured EFE this Friday that the non-governmental organizations in the country have been "criminalized and stigmatized", after the Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabello, linked it, together with Provea and Médicos Unidos, in a supposed "terrorist structure" that would have plans to sabotage the elections last Sunday.
The organization rejected through a statement the accusations of Minister Diosdado Cabello that link them to alleged terrorist plans.The NGO entry Penal Forum rejects accusations after linking with terrorist plans #30May was first published in El Impulso.
The Minister and Sectoral Vice President of Communication and Information of Venezuela, Freddy Ññez, addressed the current challenges of global communication in response to a question posed by Sputnik about strategies to break the media siege imposed by the big corporate media.
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