Venezuela: 2 Activists Held Despite Court Order

(New York) – Venezuela’s intelligence services should immediately release Gregory Hinds, 32, and Geraldine Chacón, 24, directors of the Venezuelan nongovernmental group Community Ambassadors, Human Rights Watch said today. The pair are being detained in defiance of a court order for their release. A review of judicial documents reveals no evidence implicating them in any crimes. Expand Geraldine Chacón 2016 © Private “Venezuela’s intelligence services are arbitrarily detaining Hinds and Chacón and should free them immediately,” said José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights…

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