Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  They say that it's to keep him secure, that they're protecting him. That's what they say. That is very absurd, but he is in a military prison. They don't give us any answers as to the reason he cannot receive visitors. President Pastrana from Colombia, and former president Pi

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  There's an important document I would invite you to read that is from the UN. It is with regard to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. It was published on November 28, 2014, and goes in depth on the tortures that have been

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I can answer that question. In the case of Carlos, Carlos right now is in exile. Orlando is mostly in the diaspora. I am going back to my country and it is not easy. It is not easy to go out and denounce and speak out as we have just done. It's not easy to do it in exile. It's no

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  —to commit crimes

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Well, those are the four crimes. My brother wasn't hidden, but he decided not to go into exile. That was what the government wanted him to do. Instead, he handed himself in. What he did was face a justice system that we all knew was not going to give him a fair trial. But he sai

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  Thank you so much for having us here to comment on our experience, especially in the last year, in Venezuela. I'm here as a Venezuelan citizen, as a mother, as an arts professional, and as a sister of Leopoldo Lopez. Leopoldo, my brother, has been persecuted by the regime for t