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Political prisoners and prisoners of conscience profiles

Sponsors: Diego Arria
Position: A former Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations, and former chairman of the United Nations Security Council.
Name: Juan Carlos Caguaripano Scott
Position: Captain of Bolivarian National Guard (GNV)
Deprived of liberty from: The 11th of August 2017
Judgment: Awaiting sentence
Country: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Place of confinement: The Tumb
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Yes

Sponsors: Carlo Fidanza
Position: Euro deputy of the European Parliament (MEP)
Name: Juan Carlos Marrufol
Position: Retired army official
Deprived of liberty from: The 19th of March of 2019
Judgment: Awaiting trial
Country: Republic of Venezuela
Place of confinement: DGCIM
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to inhumane prison conditions and cruel treatment

Sponsors: Juan Pablo Garcia
Position: Member of the National Board of Vente Venezuela
Name: Juan Carlos Monasterios
Position: Former senior sergeant of the NG
Deprived of liberty from: August 4th, 2018
Judgment: 30 years of imprisonment
Country: Venezuela
Place of confinement: El Helicoide
Health condition: Severe weight loss
Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Javier Cremades
Position: President of the World Jurist Association (WJA)
Name: Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro
Position: General manager of the newspaper La Prensa and former regional Vice-president of the Interamerican society of press (SIP)
Deprived of liberty from: The 14th of August 2021
Judgment: 9 years of imprisonment
Country: Republic of Nicaragua
Place of confinement: The new Chipote Jail
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Oscar Arias
Position: Former President of Costa Rica
Name: Lazaro Yuri Valle Roca
Position: Journalist, opposition activist
Deprived of liberty from: June 15, 2021
Judgment: 5 years of imprisonment
Country: Cuba
Place of confinement: Combinado del Este Prison
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions

Sponsors: Dionisio Garcia Carnero
Position: Former Senator of the Spanish Parliament
Name: Luis Alexander Bandres Figueroa
Position: Third Sergeant Major of the National Guard
Deprived of liberty from: January 21, 2019
Judgment: 15 years and 9 months of imprisonment
Country: Venezuela
Place of confinement: Common prison of La Pica
Health condition: Severe health conditions
Torture complaint: Subject to torture and inhumane prison conditions

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